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11 Cards in this Set
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able to get and retain ideas or info;concerned with acquiring wealth or property
syn:greedy, grasping,avaricious, retentive ant:altruistic, unretentive |
acqisitive
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to claim or take without right
sym:expropriate, usurp, commandeer ant:relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon |
arrogate
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to work on excessively;to thrash soundly
syn:overwork |
belabor
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to change from liquid to solid,thicken;to make inflexible or rigid
syn:harden,jell,coagulate,solidify ant:melt,liquefy |
congeal
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to imitate with the intent of equaling or supassing the model
syn:copy,mimic,rival,match,measure up to |
emulate
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to avoid,shun,keep away from
syn:abstain from,steer clear from,forgo ant:embrace,adopt |
eschew
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refusing to compromise,irreconcilable
syn:uncompromising,unyielding,obdurate ant:lukewarm,halfhearted,yielding |
intransigent
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generosity in giving,lavish or bountiful contributions
syn:liberality,munificence,bounty ant:stinginess,miserliness,niggardliness |
largesse
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to establish by evidence,prove,to give concrete or substantial form to
syn:verify,confirm,validate,authenticate ant:refute,disprove,invalidate |
substantiate
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to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoida confrontation, or postpone a decision;to compromis
syn:hedge,dillydally,procrastinate |
temporize
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capable of being held or defended
syn:defensible,justifiable,maintainable ant:indefensible,unjustifiable |
tenable
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