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20 Cards in this Set
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acquisitive
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able to get and retain ideas or info.
concerned with acquiring wealth or property. |
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arrogate
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to take without right.
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banal
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nackneyed, trite, commonplace
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belabor
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to work on excessively, overwork
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carping
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nagging criticism
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coherent
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holding or sticking together, making a logical whole
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congeal
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to change from liquid to solid, to thicken
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emulate
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to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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encomium
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a formal expression of praise
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eschew
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to avoid, keep away from
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germane
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relevant, approptiate, fitting
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insatiable
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so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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invidious
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offensive, hateful
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largesse
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generosity in giving
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reconnaissance
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a survey made for military purposes
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substantiate
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to establish by evidence, prove
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taciturn
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habitually silent, inclined to talk very little
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temporize
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postpone a decision, avoid a confrontation, to stall or act evasively in order to gain time
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tenable
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capable of being held or defended, justifiable
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