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vocabulary: fall list #3

coherent:  (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent. belabor: argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail. eschew: deliberately avoid using; abstain from. acquisitive: excessively interested in acquiring money or material things. emulate: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation. banal: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. excoriation: congeal: solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling. carping: complain or find fault continually, typically about trivial matters. substantiate: provide evidence to support or prove the truth of. temporize: avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time. largeness: tenable: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection insatiable: (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy. reconnaissance: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features. germane: relevant to a subject under consideration. ra

vocabulary: fall list #2

faith: complete trust or confidence in someone or something. threshold: a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room. tarry: a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room. resolve: settle or find a solution to (a problem, dispute, or contentious matter). discern: distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses. martyr: a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs. mirth: amusement, especially as expressed in laughter. c atechism: a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians. pious: making a hypocritical display of virtue. frenzy: a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.

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stupid:having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense. adumbrate:report or represent in outline. apotheosis:the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax. ascetic: characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. bauble: a small, showy trinket or decoration. beguile: charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way. burgeon: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. complement: a polite expression of praise or admiration. contumacious: especially of a defendant's behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority. curmudgeon:a bad-tempered or surly person. didactic: intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. theme: the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. tone: a musical or vocal sound with reference to