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adj. able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned wth acquiring wealth or property
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acquisitive
adj. able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned wth acquiring wealth or property
animadversion
n. a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
banal
adj. hackneyed, commonplace
celerity
n. swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
congeal
v. to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
decry
v. express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
eschew
v. to avoid, shun, keep away from
eulogy
n. a formal statement of commendation; high praise
feckless
adj. lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable
halcyon
n. & adj. a legendary bird identified with the kindfisher; or or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
intransigent
adj. refusing to compromise
maelstrom
n. a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
nefarious
adj. wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
pejorative
adj. tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, belittling
piquant
adj. stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
reconnaissance
n. a survey made for military purposes; any kind of premliminary inspection or examination
summarily
adv. without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
temporize
v. to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision, to compromise
undulate
v. to move in vaves or with a vavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
verdant
adj. green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment
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