1. CCR English
Vocabulary unit 6

2. Acquisitive
In an acquisitive society, there is a great deal of emphasis on buying and selling. Synonym: greedy

3. Arrogate
The ambitious noblemen will put the young king under house arrest and arrogate royal privileges to themselves. Synonym: usurp

4. banal
The new play’s banal dialogue made it seem more like a soap opera than a serious drama. Synonym: stale

5. carping
The trainee resigned after a week rather than put up with the carping complaints of the sales manager. Most artists choose to ignore the carping of critics and simply go on with their work. Synonym: nit-picking

6. coherent
The physics teacher gave a surprisingly coherent description of quantum mechanics. Synonym: unified

7. congeal
If you do not wash your dishes right away, the food on them will congeal. Synonym: solidify

8. Emulate
Most beginning writers try to emulate a great writer and later develop their own individual styles. Synonym: mimic

9. encomium
On Veterans Day, the President delivered a heartfelt encomium to those who died for their country. Synonym: eulogy

10. eschew
The young athletes promised the coach that they would train vigorously and eschew bad habits. Synonym: steer clear of

11. Germane
Bringing up examples from the past is not germane to the present discussion. Synonym: Pertinent

12. Insatiable
People with an insatiable appetite form gossip often do not have compelling stories of their own. Synonym: unquenchable The answer to INSATIABLE on the quiz is K

13. intransigent
Little will get accomplished if the legislators of both parties maintain their intransigent attitudes. Synonym: unyielding

14. invidious
Teachers should avoid making invidious comparisons between their students. Synonym: spiteful

15. largesse
The university was the fortunate beneficiary of the largesse of many of its graduates. Synonym: bounty

16. reconnaissance
The field officer required a thorough reconnaissance before ordering any troop movements. Synonym: scouting expedition

17. substantiate
The prospector was unable to substantiate his claim to the land where the gold was found. Synonym: validate

18. taciturn
Abraham Lincoln has the reputation of having a dour and taciturn personality. Synonym: Tight-lipped

19. temporize
For most of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, the protagonist Hamlet chooses to temporize rather than act. Synonym: Procrastinate

20. tenable
The researchers put forth a tenable theory, but their conclusions would be reviewed carefully by others. Synonym: justifiable