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20 Cards in this Set
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Acquisitive
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tending or seeking to acquire and own.
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Arrogate
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assume or appropriate to oneself without right.
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Banal
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bland, boring.
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Belabor
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to work on something excessively.
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Carping
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tending to find fault; harping.
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Coherent
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holding or sticking together; logical.
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Congeal
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to change from liquid to solid.
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Emulate
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to immitate with intent to equal.
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Encomium
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formal expression of praise.
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Eschew
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avoid, shun
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Germane
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relevant, appropriate, fitting.
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Insatiable
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incapable of being satisfied or appeased.
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Intransigent
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refusing to agree or compromise.
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Invidious
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causing or tending to cause animosity, resentment, envy.
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Largesse
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general bestowal of gifts.
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Reconnaissance
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a general examination or survey of a region.
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Substantial
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of ample or considerable amount, quanity, and size.
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Tactiturn
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inclined to silence; reserved in speech.
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Temporize
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to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
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Tenable
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute.
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