Vocabulary #3

1)Coherent: argument, theory, or policy
 The government failed to develop a coherent economic strategy.
2)Belabor: argue or elaborate in excessive detail
  Critics thought they belabor the obvious.
3)Eschew: abstain from
   Most people try to eschew violence.
4)Acquisitive: interested in acquiring money or material things
   His acquisitive wife left him for a New York architect.
5)Emulate: mach or surpass typical intimidation
   Lesser man trying to emulate his intelligence.
 6)Banal: lacking originality as to be boring or obvious
   Songs with banal and repeated words.
7)Excoriation: harsh criticisms
   He was excoriated against racism.
8)Congeal: solidify
   The blood congeal into blobs.
9)Carping: difficult to please
    He has silenced the carping critics with this amazing tour.
10)Substantiate: provide evidence to support or prove the truth
     They had found nothing to substantiate the allegations.
11)Temporize: avoid making a decision
      The opportunity was missed because the major still temporize.
12)Largess: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
     He was dispensing his money with such largess.
13)Tenable: able to defend against attack
     Such simplistic approach is not tenable.
14)Insatiable: impossible to satisfy
      An insatiable desire for success.
15)Reconnaissance: military observation of a region to locate a enemy.