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