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vocabulary 10-12

TermDefinition
pecuniary ads: penalty or fine
capital n: net worth
farthing n: a former bronze coin of great britian
ruble n: a silver or copper alloy coin and monetary unit of russia
scrip n: a receipt or list
bullion n: gold or silver in the form of a bar or ingot
opulence n: abundance of wealth
lucre n: monetary reward or gain
usury n: practice of lending money in a exorbitant rate or excessive.
arrears n: state of being behind or late
exchequer n: a treasury
excise n: a tax placed on a certain type of item
impost n: a tax or tribute
realty n: real estate
commissary n:a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers
patron n: a person who is a customer or client
patrimony n: inheritance
primogeniture n: state of inheritance where the eldest male is given the inheritance. usually practiced in European countries
strait adj: restricted as to space or room
rigour n: higher difficulty
arduous adj: needing or using up much energy
efficacy n: ability to produce a certain amount of a object
assiduity persistent toil or effort
hardihood firmness in doing something
stint v; to stop speaking or talking of a subject
respite n: brief interval of rest
gruelling adj: difficult or taxing
surmount v: to overcome
grub v: to scavenge
fabricate v: to construct
travail n: excessive labor
fortnight n: two weeks
diurnal adj: happening during daylight
biennial adj: happening every two years
eventual adj: inevitable pertaining to events
interminable adj: existing or occurring without interruption or end
procrastinate v: to put off, to delay
perpetuate v: to prolong the existence of.
inveterate adj: old; firmly established by long continuance
bide v: to endure, to tolerate
elapse v: to pass or move by
extant adj: still in existence
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