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| able to retain information; concerned with acquiring wealth |
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| to work on excessively, overwork |
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tending to find fault
petty, nagging criticism |
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| holding together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful |
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to change from liquid to solid, thicken
to make inflexible or rigid |
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| to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model |
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| a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
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| a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
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| to avoid, shun, keep away from |
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| relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting |
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| so great or demanding as not to be satisfied |
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| refusing to compromise, irreconcilable |
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| offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment |
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| generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions |
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| a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination |
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| to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to |
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| habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little |
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| to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise |
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| capable of being held or defended |
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| to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way |
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| a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval |
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| desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager |
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| having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink |
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| swiftness, rapidity of motion or action |
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| straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way |
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| in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move this type |
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a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher
of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent |
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| pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic |
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