Study Vocab 1 Flash Cards

Pile Management Card
Vocab 1

excoriation

(n.)a strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin

eschew

(v.)to avoid, shun, keep away from

encomium

(n.)a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

emulate

(v.)to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

congeal

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

coherent

(adj.)holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

carping

(adj.)tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way: (n.) Petty, nagging criticism

belabor

(v.)to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

banal

(adj.)hackneyed, trite, commonplace

arrogate

(v.)to claim or take without right

Acquisitive

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

Place this card into pile: