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adj. having a strong desire for, to the point of greed
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avid
adj. having a strong desire for, to the point of greed
avid
adj. eager; enthusiastic
brusque
adj. abrupt in manner of speech; gruff
concise
adj. short and to the point
demean
v. to cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character
brusqueness
n. the quality or state of being brusque
demeaning
adj. degrading
despicable
adj. deserving contempt or scorn
emulate
v. to try to equal; to imitate
evoke
v. to call forth; to produce
evoke
v. to bring to mind, often by suggestion
excruciating
adj. very painful
inaugurate
v. to install in office with a formal ceremony
inaugurate
v. to begin officially or mark the opening of
inauguration
n. the act of installing in office
pervade
v. to spread throughout
pervasive
adj. spreading throughout
proprietor
n. an owner of a store or other business
pseudonym
n. a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
rebuff
v. to reject bluntly
rebuff
v. to drive back
rebuff
n. a blunt rejection
rebuff
n. an abrupt setback in progress
resilient
adj. capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
resilient
adj. returning quickly to an original shape or condition
resilience
n. the ability to recover
resilience
n. the ability to spring back
turbulent
adj. chaotic; unruly
turbulent
adj. stormy; tempestuous
turbulence
n. great disturbance or agitation
turbulence
n. rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere
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