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Acquisitive adj. |
able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property Synonyms: greedy, avaricious, retentive Antonym: altruistic |
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Arrogate v. |
to claim or take without right Synonyms: expropriate, commandeer Antonyms: renounce, abdicate, abandon |
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Banal adj. |
hackneyed, trite, commonplace Synonyms: stale, insipid Antonyms: fresh, original, new |
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Belabor V. |
to work on excessively; to thrash soundly synonyms: overwork |
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Carping adj. |
tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism synonyms: nit-picking, caviling antonyms: approving, uncritical |
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coherent Adj. |
holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful synonyms: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed |
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congeal V. |
to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid synonyms: harden, jell, solidify antonyms: liquefy |
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Emulate V. |
to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to |
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Encomium N. |
a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute synonyms: panegyric, eulogy antonyms: condemnation, castigation, criticism |
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Eschew V. |
to avoid, shun, keep away from synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo antonyms: embrace, adopt |
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Germane Adj. |
relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting synonyms: pertinent antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate |
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Insatiable Adj. |
so great or demanding as not to be satisfied synonyms: unquenchable |
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Intransigent Adj. |
refusing to compromise, irreconcilable synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate antonyms: lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding |
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Invidious Adj. |
offensive, hateful; trending or cause bitterness and resentment synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative antonyms: flattering, ameliorative |
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Largesse N. |
generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions synonyms: liberality, bounty antonyms: stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness |
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Reconnaissance N. |
a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination synonyms: exploration |
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Substantiate V. |
to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to synonyms: confirm, validate, authenticate antonyms: refute, disprove, invalidate |
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Taciturn Adj. |
habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic antonyms: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose |
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Temporize V. |
to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise synonyms: dillydally, procrastinate |
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Tenable Adj. |
capable or being held or defended synonyms: defensible, justifiable, maintainable antonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable |
