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4942703530acquisitive adj.able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property0
4942706992arrogate v.to claim or take without right1
4942708654banal adj.so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring2
4942711536belabor v.to work on excessively; to thrash soundly3
4942713141carping adj. n.-tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way -petty, nagging criticism4
4942727243coherent adj.comprehensible, meaningful5
4942730994congeal v.to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid6
4942734348emulate v.to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model7
4942736240encomium n.a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute8
4942738682eschew v.to avoid, shun, keep away from9
4942740408germane adj.relevant, appropriate, fitting10
4942742669insatiable adj.so great or demanding as not to be satisfied11
4942744412intransigent adj.refusing to compromise, irreconcilable12
4942750694invidious adj.offensive, hateful13
4942750695largesse n.generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions14
4942756343reconnaissance n.a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination15
4942764126substantiate v.to establish by evidence, prove16
4942787163taciturn adj.habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very litlte17
4942789593temporize v.to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision18
4942794453tenable adj.capable of being held or defended19

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