| A | B |
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| substantiate | to verify, prove, confirm, validate |
| taciturn | tight-lipped, uncommunicative |
| germane | pertinent, relevant, apropos |
| encomium | a tribute, panegyric, eulogy |
| reconnaissance | a scouting expedition, survey |
| tenable | defensible, justifiable, maintainable |
| belabor | to beat into the ground, overwork |
| arrogate | to expropriate, usurp, commandeer |
| insatiable | unquenchable, ravenous, voracious |
| banal | stale, trite, hackneyed |
| temporize | to hedge, dillydally, procrastinate |
| intransigent | uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate |
| congeal | to harden, jell, coagulate, solidify |
| eschew | to steer clear of, shun, avoid |
| carping | nit-picking, hairsplitting, caviling |
| largesse | generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty |
| coherent | connected, unified, consistent, cohesive |
| emulate | to copy, imitate, mimic |
| acquisitve | greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive |
| invidious | malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative |
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