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| n. a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute |
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| adj. holding or sticking together; making a logical whole: comprehensible. meaningful |
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| v. to work on excessively; to thrash soundly |
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| v. to avoid, shun, keep away from |
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| adj. able to get and to retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property |
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| v. to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model |
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| v. to claim or take without right |
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| adj. hackneyed, commonplace, trite |
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| n. a strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin |
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| v. to change from liquid to solid, thicken; to make inflexible or rigid |
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| adj. tending to find fault, especially in a petty, nasty, or hairsplitting way; n. petty, nagging criticism |
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| to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to |
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| to stall or act evasively i order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision; to compromise |
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| generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions |
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| adj. capible of being held or defended |
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