:excessively interested in acquiring money or material things

: take or claim (something) without justification

: Ordinary and boring

: To work on or thrash

: difficult to please, critical, orpetty

: (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent

: solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling

: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation

: a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly

: deliberately avoid using; abstain from

: relevant to a subject under consideration

: (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy

: unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something

: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others

: preliminary examination

: avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time

: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

: (of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

: provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little