Unit 1, Set B Vocabulary Words

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acquisitive (adj)

Back

able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property.

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belabor (verb)

Back

to work on excessively; to thrash soundly.

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carping (adj)

Back

tending to find fault, especially in a petty nasty, or hairsplitting way.

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carping (noun)

Back

petty, nagging criticism.

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congeal (verb)

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to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid.

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eschew (verb)

Back

to avoid, shun, keep away from.

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insatiable (adj)

Back

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied.

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invidious (adj)

Back

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment.

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largesse (noun)

Back

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions.

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taciturn (adj)

Back

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little.