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acquisitive
able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
arrogate
to claim or take without right
banal
hackneyed, trite, commonplace; lacking in orginiality, boring
belabor
to work on excessively, to thrash soundly, repeat many times
carping
tending to find fault, especially in a petty or nasty way, critcism
coherent
holding or sticking together, making a logic whole, comprehensible/meaningful
congeal
to change from liquid to solid, thicken, harden
emulate
to imitate with the purpose of equaling or surpassing the original
encomium
a formal expression of praise, lavish tribute
eschew
to avoid, shun, keep away from
germane
relative to a subject of consideration
insatiable
impossible to satisfy
intransigent
refusing to compromise, unshakeable
invidious
offensive, hateful, tending to cause bitterness or resentment
largesse
generosity in giving, lavish contribution
reconnaissance
a survey made for military purposes, preliminary inspection
substantiate
to establish by evidence, prove, give concrete evidence
taciturn
habitually quiet, inclined to talk very little
temporize
to stall or act evasively to gain time, avoid confrontation, postpone
tenable
justifiable, capable of being defended
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