refusing to compromise; irreconcilable

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

habitually silent or quiet

to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model

capable of being held or defended.

to claim without taking rights

to change from liquid to solid; thicken, make inflexbile

hackneyed; common place; trite

tending to find fault in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way

a formal expression of praise; a lavish tribute

holding or sticking together; making a logical whole

so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness

to establish by evidence, prove

relevant, Appropriate, Fitting

to avoid, shun, or keep away from

to stall or act evasively in order to gain time

generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributuon

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