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concerned with acquiring wealth or property |
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to claim or take without right |
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hackneyed, trite, commonplace |
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to work on excessively; to trash soundly |
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(n.) – petty, nagging critcism. (adj.) – tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way |
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holding or sticking together; comprehensible |
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to change from liquid to solid |
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to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model |
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A formal expression of praise |
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so great or demanding as not to be satisfied |
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A survey made for military purpose |
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habitually silent or quiet |
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To stall or act evasively in order to gain time |
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capable of being held or defended |
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to approach and speak to first |
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a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval |
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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 |
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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 |
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A legendary bird identified with the kingfisher
calm, peaceful |
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pertaining to actors and their techniques |
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Deliberately setting or causing fires |
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A whirlpool of great size and violence |
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Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation |
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Open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized |
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The state of being proper |
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improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred |
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without delay or formality |
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asking humbly and earnestly |
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an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers |
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To move in waves or with a wavelike motion |
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