Joe didn't have a coherent reason to get himself out of trouble.
Belabor: argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail
The debate in class was belabor.
Eschew: deliberately avoid using; abstain from
Brad was trying to eschew his friends from causing any disturbances.
Acquisitive: excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
His was an acquisitive person by nature.
Emulate: match or surpass (a person or achievement) typically by imitation
Cloe's grade emulated Tod's grade in Biology.
Banal: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
His style was so banal.
Excoriation: to denounce or berate severely;flay verbally
Becky excoriated her "friend" Lola's mistakes.
Congeal: solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling
The popsicles had to be congealed, or else they would melt.
Carping: difficult to please; critical
The manager of the Dentistry was a carping individual.
Substantive: having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
The lawyer's substantive evidence helped win the case.
Temporize: avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
The girl was temporizing on going to the dance with Danny.
Largesse: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
Her church was a largesse place.
Tenable: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
The lawyer was a tenable lawyer with a lot of evidence.
Insatiable: (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy
His craving for chocolate cake was insatiable.
Reconnaissance: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
The soldier's used a reconnaissance before attacking the enemy.
Germane: relevant to a subject under consideration
She had a germane favor she asked of her parents.
Ramify: form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out
While sitting in the tour bus, the trees were ramifying.
Intransigent: unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
Claudia's values were intransigent, unlike Justin's.
Taciturn: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
She was a taciturn kind of girl.
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