| A | B |
|---|
| acquisitive | able to get and retain ideas or information |
| arrogate | to claim or take without right |
| banal | trite; commonplace; hackneyed |
| belabor | to work on excessively or thrash soundly |
| carping | tending to find fault; nagging criticism |
| coherent | holding together; meaningful |
| congeal | to change from liquid to solid; thicken; make inflexible |
| emulate | to imitate in order to surpass the model |
| encomium | formal expression of praise, lavish tribute |
| eschew | to avoid, shun, keep away from |
| germaine | relevant, appropriate, appropos |
| insatiable | so great as not to be satisfied |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise, irreconcilable |
| invidious | offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment |
| largesse | generosity in giving; lavish contributions |
| reconnaissance | a survey for military purposes; any kind first inspection or examination |
| substantiate | to establish by evidence; to give concrete or substantial form to |
| taciturn | habitually silent or quiet |
| temporize | to stall or act evasively to gain time or avoid a confrontation |
| tenable | capable of being believed or defended |
