Vocabulary # 3
coherent - logical , reasoned Belabor - 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- solidify or coagulate carping- difficult to please substantiate provide evidence to support or prove the truth temporize- avoid making a decision pr committing to something 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 ascertain strategic features germane- relevant to a subject under consideration ramify- to spread or branch out intransigent- to agree about something taciturn- reserved or uncommunicative