1 Flashcards

(19 cards)

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Acquisitive

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Able to get and retain ideas

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Arrogate

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Claim or take without right

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Banal

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Hackneyed, trite (overused)

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Belabor

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Work on excessively

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5
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carping

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Tending to find fault, petty,nasty

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coherent

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Holding or sticking together

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congeal

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Thicken from liquid to solid

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emulate

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imitate

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econium

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a formal expression of praise

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germane

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revelant appropiate fitting

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insatiable

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unable to be satisified

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intransigent

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irreconcilable

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invidious

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offensive, cause bitterness and resentment

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14
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Largesse

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Lavish or bountiful contribution

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reconnaissance

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a survey made for military purpose

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substantiate

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To establish with evidence

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tactiturn

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temporize

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act evasively in order to gain time

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tenable

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capable of being held or defended