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5299415566acquisitive adj.able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property0
5299415567arrogate v.to claim or take without right1
5299415568banal adj.so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring2
5299415569belabor v.to work on excessively; to thrash soundly3
5299415570carping adj. n.-tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty or hairsplitting way -petty, nagging criticism4
5299415571coherent adj.comprehensible, meaningful5
5299415572congeal v.to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid6
5299415573emulate v.to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model7
5299415574encomium n.a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute8
5299415575eschew v.to avoid, shun, keep away from9
5299415576germane adj.relevant, appropriate, fitting10
5299415577insatiable adj.so great or demanding as not to be satisfied11
5299415578intransigent adj.refusing to compromise, irreconcilable12
5299415579invidious adj.offensive, hateful13
5299415580largesse n.generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions14
5299415581reconnaissance n.a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination15
5299415582substantiate v.to establish by evidence, prove16
5299415583taciturn adj.habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very litlte17
5299415584temporize v.to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision18
5299415585tenable adj.capable of being held or defended19

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