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14 Cards in this Set
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Acquisitive |
Able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property |
Convetuous/greedy/avaricious/retentive |
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Arrogate |
To claim or take without right |
Expropriate [(especially of the state) take away property from its owner. |
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Banal |
Lacking in originality/boring/commonplace |
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Belabor |
To work on excessively; to thrash soundly |
Overwork |
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Carping |
Tending to find fault; difficult to please; critical |
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Coherent |
United/forming a whole/making a logic whole/Comprehensible/meaningful |
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Congeal |
(Verb) To change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid |
Synonym: harden/solidify |
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Encomium |
A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute. |
A formal expression of |
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Eschew |
To avoid/shun/keep away from |
Chewing bad habits and spitting them out |
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Germane |
Relevant/appropriate/pertinent |
The importance of preventing the spread of germs is relevant |
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Insatiable |
So great as to not be satisfying |
People's desires are often insatiable; therefore, they're always seeking more. |
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Intransigent |
Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable |
Uncompromising/unyielding |
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Invidious |
Hateful/offensive |
Bosses should avoid making invidious comparisons between their employees. Synonyms: malicious/innocuous/hateful |
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Largesse |
Generosity in giving; lavish and bountiful donations |
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