| A | B |
|---|
| encomium | a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
| coherent | holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful |
| belabor | to work excessively; to thrash soundly |
| eschew | to avoid, shun, keep away from |
| acquisitive | able to get and to retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property |
| emulate | to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model |
| arrogate | to claim or take without right |
| banal | hackneyed, trite, commonplace |
| congealed | to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid |
| carping | tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; petty, nagging criticism |
| substatiate | to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to |
| temporize | to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision |
| largesse | generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions |
| tenable | capable of being held or defended |
| insatiable | so great or demanding that it cannot be satisfied |
| reconnaissance | a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination |
| germane | relevant, appropriate, apropos |
| intransigent | refusing to compromise, irreconcilable |
| taciturn | habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little |
| invidious | offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment |
