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4834920026encomiuma formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute0
4834922649coherentholding or sticking together; making making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful1
4834923922belaborto work on excessively; to thrash soundly2
4834925224eschewto avoid, shun, keep away from3
4834926379acquisitiveable to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property4
4834930800to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the modelemulate5
4834931836arrogateto claim or take without right6
4834933119banalhackneyed, trite, commonplace7
4834936273excoriationa strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin8
4834937324congealto change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid9
4834939707carpingtending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way10
4834941352substantiateto establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to11
4834945594temporizeto stall pr act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise12
4834945908largessegenerosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions13
4834947984tenablecapable of being held or defended14
4834949403insatiableso great or demanding it cannot be satisfied15
4834950720reconnaissancea survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination16
4834952758germanerelevant, appropriate, apropos17
4834954673ramifyto divide and spread out like branches; to separate into divisions18
4834957141intransigentrefusing to compromise, irreconcilable19
4834959409taciturnhabitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little20
4834960720invidiousoffensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment21
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