| A | B |
|---|
| acquisitive | greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive |
| arrogate | expropriate, usurp, commandeer |
| banal | stale, insipid |
| belabor | overwork |
| carping | nit picking, caviling |
| coherent | connected, unified, consisten, cohesive |
| congeal | harden, jell, coagulate, solidify |
| emulate | copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to |
| encomium | panegyria, eulogy, commendation |
| eschew | abstain from, steer clear of, forgo |
| germane | pertinent |
| insatiable | unquenchable, ravenous, voracious |
| intransigent | uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate |
| invidious | malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative |
| largesse | liberality, munificence, bounty |
| reconnaissance | scouting expedition |
| substantiate | verify, confirm, validate, authenticate |
| taciturn | tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic |
| temporize | hedge, dillydally, procrastinate |
| tenable | defensible, justifiable, maintainable |
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