Unit 1
greedy, possessive
aquisitive
peaceful, undisturbed, happy
halcyon
expressive of low opinion
derogatory
given to or characterized by joking
jocular
presumptuously arrogant; overbearing
overweening
demand, assume, commandeer
arrogate
an agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties
covenant
to dig out of the earth what has been buried
exhume
glean
reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive
sophistry
nit-picking, nagging
carping
someone who makes a request earnestly and humbly
suppliant
having relatively high resistance to flow; sticky like syrup
viscous
floating refuse or debris
flotsam
to represent by sketch or diagram
delineate
forgo, steer clear
eschew
lack of judgement or long range perspective
myopic
lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective
feckless
lying down, especially in a position of comfort or rest; reclining
recumbent
understood by few
esoteric
solidify or clot
congeal
a maneuver, stratagem, or ploy
gambit
proximity, nearness, kinship
propinquity
to waste away or deteriorate
atrophy
commonplace or ordinary
mundane