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) Icon to get a pronunciation of the word.) Icon to get a pronunciation of the word.| acquisitive | eager to gain possessions or ideas |
| arrogate | to take or claim without right |
| banal | lacking originality and freshness |
| belabor | explain or discuss more than necessary |
| carping | complaining |
| coherent | meaningful, logical |
| congeal | harden, thicken |
| emulate | to imitate, with hopes to equal or to outdo |
| encomium | expression of praise |
| eschew | avoid |
| germane | relevant |
| insatiable | impossible to satisfy |
| intransigent | stubborn |
| invidious | hateful |
| largesse | generous gift or donation |
| reconnaissance | inspection of an area, mostly to gather military information |
| substantiate | support with evidence |
| taciturn | not talkative |
| temporize | delay, stall |
| tenable | able to be defended |