APLAC 1.1 Definitions

acquisitive

(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

Arrogate

(v.)to claim or take without justification

Carping(Noun)

(n.) A petty and unjustified criticism

Carping(Adjective)

(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way

Emulate

(v.) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

Encomium

(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

Germane

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

Insatiable

(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied.

Reconnaissance

(n.) a preliminary survey to gain information, especially an exploratory military survey of enemy territory.

Taciturn

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Temporize

(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise