SAT Vocabulary #5

"largesse" most nearly means:

"carping" most nearly means:

Able to get and retain ideas or information

"substantiate" most nearly means:

"congeal" most nearly means:

"temporize" most nearly means:

To change from liquid to solid, thicken

"acquisitive" most nearly means:

petty, nagging criticism

Hackneyed, trite, commonplace

Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

To stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation

Relevant, appropriate

"encomium" most nearly means:

Generosity in giving

"germane" most nearly means:

To establish by evidence, prove

A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

"intransigent" most nearly means:

"banal" most nearly means: