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Acquisitive
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Adj; Greedy V: Acquire; Avaricious
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Banal
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Adj; Hackneyed; trite; stale (Unoriginal)
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Arrogate
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V: To claim or take w/o right; to ursurp or commandeer
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Belabor
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V: to work excessively/overwork
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Carping
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Adj: nitpicking; caviling N: Petty, nagging criticism
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Coherent
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Adj: Comprehensible; connected; Meaningful
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Congeal
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V: To change from liquid to solid; harden; jell; coagulate
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Emulate
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V: To copy; mimic; match up
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Encomium
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N: formal expression of praise; panegyric; eulogy
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Eschew
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V: To avoid; abstain from; to shun
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Germane
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Adj: Relevant; appropriate; fitting
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Insatiable
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Adj: Unquenchable, ravenous, voracious
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Intransigent
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Adj; Uncompromising; Unyielding
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Invidious
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Adj; hateful; malicious; spiteful
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Largesse
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N: Generosity in giving; liberty
