belabor :argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
eschew : deliberately avoid using
acquisitive : excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
emulate : match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
banal : so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
excoriation : censure or criticize severely
congeal : solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling
carping : difficult to please;
substantiate : provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
temporize : avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
largesse : generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
tenable : able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
insatiable : impossible to satisfy
reconnaissance : military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
germane : relevant to a subject under consideration
ramify : form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.
intransigent : unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
taciturn : reserved or uncommunicative in speech
