Vocab Unit 1

reconnaissance (n.)

• any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

• a survey made for military purposes

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

encomium (n.)

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• a survey made for military purposes

• a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

• relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

arrogate (v.)

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• to claim or take without right

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

  a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

• relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

substantiate (v.)

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• to claim or take without right

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

  a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

• to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

coherent (adj.)

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

  a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

• to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

emulate (v.)

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

  a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

• to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

intransigent (adj.)

• to emulate

• holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

temporize (v.)

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

germane (adj.)

• refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

• to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision

• relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

• to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

temporize (v.)

• to compromise

• to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision

• relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

• to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model