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20 Cards in this Set
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Acquisitive |
Able to get & retain ideas or info; concerned with acquiring wealth or property |
Greedy, retentive |
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Arrogate |
To claim or take without right |
Commandeer |
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Banal |
Hackneyed, commonplace |
Stale, insipid |
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Belabor |
To work on excessively |
Overwork |
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Carping |
Tending to find fault, nagging criticism |
Nitpicking |
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Coherent |
Holding or sticking together; comprehensible, meaningful |
Unified, connected |
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Congreal |
To change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make rigid or inflexible |
Harden, solidify |
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Emulate |
To imitate with intent to surpassing or equaling model |
Copy, mimic, rival |
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Eschew |
To avoid, shun, keep away from |
Steer clear of, abstain from |
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Germane |
Relevant, appropriate |
Pertinent |
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Insatiable |
So great or demanding as to be not satisfied |
Unquenchable |
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Intransigent |
Refusing to compromise |
Uncompromising |
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Invidious |
Offensive, hateful, bitter |
Spiteful |
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Largesse |
Generosity in giving |
Bounty |
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Reconnaissance |
Survey made for military purpose; preliminary examination |
Exploration |
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Substantiate |
To establish by evidence, prove |
Confirm, authenticate |
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Taciturn |
Habitually silent or quiet |
Tight-lipped |
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Temporize |
To stall to gain time, avoid confrontation, or postpone a decision |
Procrastinate, dilly dally |
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Tenable |
Capable of being held or defended |
Defensible, justifiable |
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Encomium |
A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
Eulogy |
