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15 Cards in this Set
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acquisitive
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able to get and retain ideas or information
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arrogate
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to claim or take without right
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banal
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hackneyed, trifle, commonplace
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belabor
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to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
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carping
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tending to find fault, especially in a petty nasty way
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coherent
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holding or sticking together; comprehensible, meaningful
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congeal
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to change from liguid to solid, 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 shun, keep away from
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germane
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relevant, appropriate, apropos
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insatiable
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so great or demaning 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, tehing to cause bitterness and resentment
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largesse
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generousity in giving, lavish contributions
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