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12th Grade
09/04/2007
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acquisitive
 Definition
able to get or retain
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arrogate
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to claim or take unjustly
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banal
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commonplace, trite
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belabor
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to work on excessively
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carping
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finding fault
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coherent
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holding or sticking together
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congeal
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change from liquid to solid
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emulate
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to imitate with intent of becoming like the one being imitated
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encomium
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lavish praise
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eschew
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to avoid or shun
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germane
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relevant, apropos
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insatiable
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unquenchable
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intransigent
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irreconcilable
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invidious
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hateful
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largesse
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generous
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recconaissance
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“spying” usually for military purposes; a survey
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substantiate
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prove
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taciturn
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silent/quiet
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temporize
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stall
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tenable
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able to be defended
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