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5191131548acquisitive-able to get and retain ideas or information -concerned with acquiring wealth or property0
5191131549arrogate- to claim or take without right -used with "to" following it1
5191131550banal-hackneyed, trite, commonplace, cliche2
5191131551belabor-to work on excessively, to thrash soundly -to not let a point go3
5191131552carping-tending to find fault -nagging criticism4
5191131553coherent-holding or sticking together -making a logical whole -comprehensible, meaningful -"-her(e)": to stick5
5191131554congeal-to change from a liquid to solid form, to thicken6
5191131555emulate-you ______ someone -to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model7
5191131556encomium-a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute8
5191131557eschew-to avoid in order to not deal with something9
5191131558germane-relevant, apropos, fitting, appropriate10
5191131559insatiable-so great or demanding as not to be satisfied11
5191131560intransigent-refusing to compromise, irreconcilable, stubborn12
5191131561invidious-offensive, hateful -tendng to cause bitterness and resentment13
5191131562largesse-generosity in giving -lavish or bountiful contributions14
5191131563reconnaissance- a survey made for military purposes -any kind of preliminary inspection or examination15
5191131564substantiate-to establish evidence, prove -to give concrete form to -you _________ claims, theories, and arguments16
5191131565taciturn-habitually silent or quiet -inclined to talk very little17
5191131566temporize-to stall or act evasively in order to gain time -avoid a confrontation or postpone a decision18
5191131567tenable-capable of being held or defended - _______ arguments, theories, claims -"ten": to hold19
5191131568accost-to confront in a challenging or aggressive way (beyond boundaries)20
5191131569animadversion-a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval21
5191131570avid-desirous of something; intensely eager -avaricioius22
5191131571brackish-having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink23
5191131572celerity-swiftness, rapidity of motion or action24
5191131573devious-straying or wandering from a certain way -done or acting in a shifty, sly, underhanded way25
5191131574gambit-an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage -a strategy26
5191131575halcyon-calm, peaceful, happy, prosperous, affluent27
5191131576histrionic-pertaining to actors and their techniques; overly dramatic28
5191131577incendiary-deliberately intending to start a fire or rebellion -can be ________ words, rhetoric, or speeches29
5191131578maelstrom-a whirlpool of great size, a situation resembling great violence and destruction30
5191131579myopic-nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation31
5191131580overt-open, not hidden -expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized32
5191131581perjorative-tending to make worse, expressing disapproval -derogatory33
5191131582propriety-the state of being proper, appropriateness34
5191131583sacrilige-improper use of something religious35
5191131584summarily-without delay or formality -briefly36
5191131585suppliant-asking humbly and earnestly -one who makes a humble request -used in religious contexts37
5191131586talisman-an object that serves as a charm or is believed to have magical powers38
5191131587-undulate-to move in waves or a wavelike motion39

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