Acquisitive
Adjective
Able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property
Synonyms: greedy, avaricious, retentive
Antonyms: altruistic
Arrogate
Verb
To claim or take without right
Synonyms: expropriate, commandeer
Antonyms: renounce, abdicate, abandon
Banal
Adjective
Hackneyed, trite, commonplace
Synonyms: stale, insipid
Antonyms: fresh, original, new
Belabor
Verb
To work on excessively; to thrash soundly
Synonym: overwork
Carping
Adjective/Noun
(Adj) Tending to find fault, especially in a petty or hairsplitting way. (n) petty, nagging criticism
Synonyms: nit-picking, caviling
Antonyms: approving, uncritical
Coherent
(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
Synonyms: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive
Antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed
Congeal
(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid
Synonyms: harden, jell, solidify
Antonyms: liquefy
Emulate
Verb
to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
Synonyms: copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to
Encomium
Noun
a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
Synonyms: panegyric, eulogy
Antonyms: condemnation, castigation, criticism
Eschew
Verb
To avoid, shun, keep away from
Synonyms: abstain from, steer clear of, forgo
Antonyms: embrace, adopt
Germane
Adjective
Relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
Synonyms: pertinent
Antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate
Insatiable
Adjective
So great or demanding as not to be satisfied
Synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous
Intransigent
Adjective
Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
Synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate
Antonyms: lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding
Invidious
Adjective
Offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment
Synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative
Antonyms: flattering, ameliorative
Largesse
Noun
Generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
Synonyms: liberality, bounty
Antonyms: stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness
Reconnaissance
Noun
a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
Synonyms: exploration
Substantiate
Verb
To establish by evidence, prove to give concrete or substantial form to
Synonyms: confirm, validate, authenticate
Antonyms: refute, disprove, invalidate
Taciturn
Adjective
Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
Synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic
Antonyms: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose
Temporize
Verb
To stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise
Synonyms: dillydally, procrastinate
Tenable
Adjective
Capable of being held or defended
Synonyms: defensible, justifiable, maintainable
Antonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable