Vocabulary list #3

Coherent- logically connected
Belabor- attack or insult someone physically
Eschew- deliberately avoid using
Acquisitive- excessively interested in money or a thing
Emulate- Match or surpass
Banal- boring or unoriginal
Excoriation- censure or criticize severally
Congeal-become gelantious
Carping- difficult to please
Substantiate-prove the truth; support evidence
Temporize- occasion
Largesse- generosity in bestowing money or gift to others
Tenable- able to defend against a attack or objective
Insatiable- desire for something
Reconnaissance- research
Germane- closely or significantly related
Ramify- branches off or spreads
intransigent- unwilling or refuse to agree to something
Taciturn- saying little












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