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| to explain or insist on excessively |
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| tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies. |
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| o strive to equal or excel |
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| a: to claim or seize without justification b: to make undue claims to having : assume |
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| : lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
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| To tear or wear off the skin of; abrade. See Synonyms at chafe. |
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| to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
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| characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous: carping criticism. |
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| reasonable, capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory. |
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| unsatisfied, unquenchable |
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| a preliminary survey to gain information ; especially : an exploratory military survey of enemy territory, survey, exploration |
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| relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue. |
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| divide, To separate into branches or branchlike parts. |
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| uncompromising; inflexible. |
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| stern, and silent in expression and manner |
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| hateful: invidious remarks., offensive |
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