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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 |
| to approach and speak to someone with a demand or a request | accost |
| harsh criticism | animadversion |
| enthusiastic | avid |
| slightly salty water; unpleasant to drink; mixture of sea water and fresh water | brackish |
| speed | celerity |
| misleading, tricky; not honest | devious |
| an opening move or remark where one gives up something small with the hopes of gaining an upper hand | gambit |
| calm and peaceful | halcyon |
| excessively dramatic or emotional | histrionic |
| causing fires or conflict | incendiary |
| 1. large and violent whirlpool; 2. any violent or disorderly situation; chaos | maelstrom |
| shortsighted | myopic |
| not secret | overt |
| insulting | pejorative |
| correct or appropriate behavior | propriety |
| disrespectful treatment of something regarded as sacred | sacrilege |
| immediately | summarily |
| beggar | supplicant |
| any object thought to have magical or protective powers | talisman |
| make something move in a wavelike motion | undulate |