Vocabulary: Fall List #3

Coherent- logical, reasoned 

Belador- attack or assault physically or verbally

Eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain from

Acquisitive- interested in acquiring money or material things

Emulate- a person or achievement typically by imitation

Banal- to be obvious and boring

Excoriation- a harsh criticism

Congeal- solidly or coagulate

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- to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

Insatiable- impossible to satisfy

Reconnaissance- to locate an enemy or a ascertain strategic features

Germane- relevant to a subject under consideration

Ramify- to spread or branch out

Intransigent- reserved or uncommunicative 
  

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