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The word ______________ describes someone who has a strong desire to acquire material possessions.
Acquisitive
To ______________ means to take or claim something without justification.
Arrogate
A ______________ situation is one that lacks originality and is considered boring.
Banal
To ______________ is to unnecessarily overemphasize or dwell on a point.
Belabor
The term ______________ refers to someone who tends to find fault in a petty way.
Carping
An argument that is ______________ is logical, consistent, and orderly.
Coherent
To ______________ means to solidify, especially through cooling.
Congeal
To ______________ is to strive to equal or excel by imitating someone.
Emulate
An ______________ is a formal expression of praise.
Encomium
To ______________ means to deliberately avoid or shun something.
Eschew
If something is ______________, it is relevant to the subject at hand.
Germane
An ______________ person is incapable of being satisfied or appeased.
Insatiable
Someone who is ______________ is unwilling to change their views; they are stubborn.
Intransigent
Comments that are ______________ are likely to cause resentment in others.
Invidious
The noun ______________ refers to generosity in giving gifts or money.
Largesse
A ______________ is a preliminary survey or exploration for military purposes.
Reconnaissance
To ______________ something means to provide evidence to support a claim.
Substantiate
A ______________ person is reserved or uncommunicative and says little.
Taciturn
To ______________ is to delay making a decision in order to gain time.
Temporize
If an argument is ______________, it means that it can be defended or maintained.
Tenable
