Vocabulary List #3

Coherent- (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent:
Belabor-argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail
Eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain from
 Acquisitive-excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
Emulate- match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation
Banal- so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
 Excoriation- censure or criticize severely
 Congeal-solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling
Carping- difficult to please; critical
 Substantiate- provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
Temporize- avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
 Largesse- generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
 Tenable- able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
 Insatiable- impossible to satisfy
 Reconnaissance-military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
Germane- relevant to a subject under consideration 
Ramify- form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out
 Intransigent- unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
 Taciturn- reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little