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acquisitive

able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property. greedy, avricious, retentive

arrogate

to claim or take without right. exropiate, commandeer

banal

hackneyed, trite, commonplace. stale insipid

belabor

to work on excessively; to thrash soundly. overwork

carping (adjective)

tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way. nit picking , caviling

carping (noun)

petty, nagging criticism.

coherent

holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful. connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

congeal

to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid. harden, jell, solidify

emulate

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model. copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to

encomium

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute. panegyric, eulogy

eschew

to avoid, shun, keep away from. abstain from, steer clear of, forgo

germane

relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting. pertinent

insatiable

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied. unquenchable, ravenous

intransigent

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable. uncompromising, unyielding , obdurate

invidious

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment. malicious, spiteful, prejudicial , pejorative

largesse

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions. liberality, bounty

reconnaissance

a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination. exploration

substantiate

to establish by proof or competent evidence. confirm, validate, authenticate

taciturn

habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little. tight lipped , uncommunicative, laconic

temporize

to stall or act evasively in order to gain time. dillydally, procrastinate

tenable

capable of being held or defended.defensible, justifiable, maintainable