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20 Cards in this Set
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acquisitive
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able to get and retain ideas, greedy, grasping
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arrogate
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to claim or take without right
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banal
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stale, commonplace
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belabor
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overwork
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carping
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nit-picking, finding fault
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coherent
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meaningful, sticking together
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congeal
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thicken, to make rigid
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emulate
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to mimic
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encomium
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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, fitting
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insatiable
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unquenchable
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intransigent
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refusing to compromise
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invidious
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offensive, hateful, and malicious
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largesse
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generosity in giving
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reconnaisance
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scouting expedition
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substantiate
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verify, confirm, and prove
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taciturn
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inclined to talk very little
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temporize
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stall or act evasively to gain time
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tenable
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defensible, justifiable
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