(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

Syn: greedy, retentive

(v.) to claim or take without right

Syn: commandeer

(adj.) hackneyed, trite, commonplace

Syn: unoriginal

(v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

Syn: overwork

(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way;

(n.) petty, nagging criticism

Syn: nit-picking

(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

Syn: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thinken; to make inflexible or rigid

Syn: harden, solidify

(v.) to imitate with the intent of equatling or surpassing the model

Syn: copy, mimic

(n.) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

Syn: commendation

(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from

Syn: abstain from, steer clear of

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

Syn: pertinent

(adj.) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

Syn: unquenchable

(adj.) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

Syn: uncompromising, unyielding

(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

Syn: malicious, spiteful

(n.) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contribution

Syn: liberality, munificence

(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

Syn: scouting expedition

(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

Syn: verify, confirm, validate, authenticate

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

Syn: tight-lipped

(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

Syn: procrastinate

(adj.) capable of being held or defended

Syn: justifiable, maintainable