(adj) hackneyed, trite, commonplace

(adj) relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting

(v) to claim or take without right

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

(n) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions

(n) petty, nagging, criticism

(v) to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

(v) to work on excessively; to thrash loudly

(n) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

(v) to change from liquid to a solid, thicken; to make inflexible

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

(adj) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

(adj) so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

(n) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examination

(v) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to

(v) to stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation

(adj) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

(adj) comprehensible, meaning; making a logical whole

(adj) capable of being held or defended