insatiable
so great or demanding as not to be satisfied
acquisitive
able to get and retain ideas or information;concerned with acquiring wealth or property
eschew
to avoid, shun, keep away from
emulate
to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
invidious
offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
largesse
generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
myopic
nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation lacking foresight or discernment
avid
desirous of something to the point of greed, intensely eager
brackish
having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
maelstroms
a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
undulate
to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
celerity
swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
primordial
developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
decry
to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
evince
to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
verdant
green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgement
murky
dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision
utopian
founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
bastion
a fortified place, stronghold
pecuniary
consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
nettle
a prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
stratagem
a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
flotsam
floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
jocular
humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
delineate
to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid and detail; to represent pictorially
esoteric
intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
idiosyncratic
a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
penchant
a strong attraction or inclination
fecund
fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
garner
to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away as for future use