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7765052120acquisitiveable to get retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property0
7765058613arrogateto claim or take without right1
7765061228banalhackneyed, trite, commonplace2
7765064752belaborto work on excessively; to thrash soundly3
7765067233carpingtending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way4
7765070271coherentholding or sticking together; making a logical whole, comprehensive, meaningful5
7765083352congealto change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid6
7765087816emulateto imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model7
7765092334encomiuma formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute8
7765095578eschewto avoid, shun, keep away from9
7765099898germanerelevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting10
7765104304insatiableso great or demanding as not to be satisfied11
7765111178intransigentrefusing to compromise, irreconcilable12
7765116118invidiousoffensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment13
7765120899largessegenerosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions14
7765131257reconnaissancea survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination15
7765147294substantiateto establish by evidence, prove, to give concrete or substantial form to16
7765153438taciturnhabitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little17
7765158083temporizeto stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise18
7765167559tenablecapable of being held or defended19

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