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APLAC 1.1 Definitions
APLAC 1.1 Definitions
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acquisitive
(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
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Arrogate
(v.)to claim or take without justification
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Carping(Noun)
(n.) A petty and unjustified criticism
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Carping(Adjective)
(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way
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Emulate
(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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Encomium
(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
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Germane
(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
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Insatiable
(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied.
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Reconnaissance
(n.) a preliminary survey to gain information, especially an exploratory military survey of enemy territory.
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Taciturn
(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
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Temporize
(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise