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20 Cards in this Set
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acquisitve
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able to get and retain ideas or info; concerned w/ acquiring wealth or property
s: greedy a: altruistic, unretentive |
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arrogate
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to claim or take w/o right
s: comandeer expropriate a: renounce abandon |
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banal
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hackneyed, trite, commonplace
s: stale, insipid a: fresh, new, original |
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belabor
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to work on excessively, thrash soundly
s: overwork |
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carping
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tending to find fault, nagging, criticism
s: nit-picking, caviling a: approving, uncritical |
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coherent
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holding or sticking together;making a logical whole, meaningful
s: connected, unified, cohesive a: chaotic, disjointed |
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congeal
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to change from liquid to solid, to make inflexible or rigid
s: harden, solidify a: melt, liquefy |
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emulate
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to imitate w/ the intent of equaling or surpassing he model
s: copy, mimic, match, rival |
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encomium
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a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
s: eulogy, commendation a: condemnation, criticism |
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eschew
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to avoid, shun, keep away
s:abstain from, steal clear of a: embrace, adopt |
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germane
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relevant, appropriate, fitting
s: pertinent a: irrelevant, inappropriate |
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insatiable
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so great or demanding as not to be satisifed
s: unquenchable, ravenous |
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
s: uncompromising, unyielding a: lukewarm, halfhearted |
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invidious
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offensive, hateful, finding bitterness and resentment
s: malicious, spiteful a: complimentary, flattering |
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largesse
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generosity in giving;lavish or bountiful contributions
s: liberality, bounty a: stinginess |
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reconnaissance
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a survey made of military purposes; inspection or investigation
s: scouting expedition |
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substantiate
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to establish by evidence, prove
s: verify, confirm, validate a: refute, disprove |
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taciturn
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habitually silent/quiet, talk very little
s:tight-lipped, laconic a: verbose, garrulous |
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temporize
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to stall or act evasively to gain time
s: hedge, dillydally, procrastinate |
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tenable
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capable of being held or defended
s: defensible, justifiable a: indefensible, unjustifiable |
