Vocabulary list #3

• coherent- of an argument, theory or policy logical and consistent
• belabor- argue or elaborate a subject in excessive 
• eschew- avoid or reject
• acquisitive- excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
• emulate- match or surpass a person or achievements typically by imitation  
• banal- lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring 
• excoriation- the state of being excoriated
• congeal- solidify or coagulate especially by cooling 
• carping- difficult to please 
• substantiate- provide evidence to support or prove the truth
• temporize- avoid making decision or commuting oneself in order to gain
• largesse- generously
• tenable- able to maintained or defend against attack or objection
• insatiable-of an appetite or desire impossible to satisfy
• reconnaissance- military observation of a region to locate an enemy or uncertain strategic features 
• germane- relevant to a subject under consideration 
• ramify- from branches or offshoots; spread or branch out
• intransigent- unwilling or refusing to chance one's views or to agree about something
• taciturn- of a person reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little