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Acquisitive
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Adj. concerned with acquiring wealth or property
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Arrogate
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V. to claim or take without right
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Banal
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Adj. hackneyed, trite, commonplace
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Belabor
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V. to work on excessively
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Carping
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Adj. tending to find fault in a petty, nasty way
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Coherent
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Adj. logical, comprehensible, meaningful
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Congeal
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V. to change from liquid to solid
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Emulate
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V. to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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Enconium
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N. a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
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Eschew
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V. to avoid, shun, keep away from
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Germane
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Adj. relevant, appropriate
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Insatiable
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Adj. unsatisfiable
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Intransigent
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Adj. uncompromising, irreconcilable
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Invidious
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Adj. offensive, hateful, spiteful
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Largesse
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N. lavish contributions
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