(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

(adj.) tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; (n.) petty, nagging criticism

to avoid, shun, keep away from

(adj.) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful

to claim or take without right

(v.) to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid

to imitate

common, ordinary

a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

(adj.) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

incapable of being satisfied

to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

exploration to gain knowledge or information

to support with proof or evidence

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little

(v.) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise

capable of being held or defended

(n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj.) of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent

strong criticism or blame

enthusiastic; extremely interested

having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

swiftness

(adj.) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way

overly dramatic, theatrical

the state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

(adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife

able to speak clearly and expressively

whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind

(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

(adj.) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment

without delay or formality; briefly, concisely

a maneuver or action used to gain an advantage

a magic charm or superstitious object for protection or luck

move with a smooth wavelike motion

(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

having a negative effect; insulting

(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

(adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor

(adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment

(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

belief, mental acceptance

(n.) a formal statement of commendation; high praise

(v.) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke

(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

(v.) to remove from a grave; to bring to light

(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards

(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative

original; existing from the beginning

(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship

(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character

to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical

(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression