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100
to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
What is congeal
100
nit-picking, caviling
What is carping
100
The physics teacher gave a surprisingly__________description of quantum mechanics.
What is coherent.
100
holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
What is coherent
100
liberality, bounty
What is largesse
200
a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
What is reconnaissance
200
overwork
What is belabor
200
People with an ___________ appetite for gossip often do not have compelling stories of their own.
What is insatiable.
200
to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the mode
What is emulate
200
malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative
What is Invidious.
300
to avoid, shun, keep away from
What is eschew
300
expropriate, comandeer
What is arrogate
300
The prospector was unable to ________ his claim to the land where the gold was found.
What is substantiate.
300
to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to
What is substantiate
300
uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate
What is Intransigent.
400
a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
What is encomium
400
stale, insipid
What is banal
400
Most beginning writers try to ________ a great writer and later develop their own individual styles.
What is emulate.
400
able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
What is acquisitive
400
Unquenchable and ravenous.
What is Insatiable.
500
to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
What is temporize
500
pertinent
What is germane
500
The young athletes promised the coach that they would train vigorously and ________ bad habits.
What is eschew.
500
habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
What is taciturn
500
defensible, justifiable, maintainable
What is Tenable.