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