acquisitive
able to get and retain ideas or information 想获得的
arrogate
to claim or take without right 霸占
banal
hackneyed trite 平庸的
belabor
to work on excessively 痛打
carping
tending to find fault 挑毛病的
coherent
holding or sticking 连贯的
congeal
to change from liquid to solid 凝固
emulate
to imitate with the intent of equaling 仿真
encomium
a formal expression of praise 赞美
eschew
to avoid避免
germane
relevant 贴切的
insatiable
so great 贪得无厌的
intransigent
refusing to compromise 不妥协的
invidious
offensive 引起反感的
largesse
generosity in giving 慷慨的赠予
reconnaissance
a survey made for military purposes 侦察
substantiate
to establish by evidence 证实
taciturn
habitually silent or quiet 沉默寡言的
temporize
to stall or act evasively in order to gain time 拖延
tenable
capable of being held or defended 可维持的