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Chapters 4-6

TermDefinition
Magnanimous Extremely generous and forgiving, courageously noble in mind and heart.
Parsimonious Excessively stingy. Opposite of Magnanimous.
Prodigal Extremely wasteful or extravagant.
Penurious Stingy, unwilling to to spend money, poverty-stricken or destitute.
Eleemosynary Contributing to charity, dependent upon charity.
Frugal Extremely economical.
Munificent Very generous in giving.
Avaricious Greedy, desirous of gain.
Mean Nasty and disagreeable, miserly and stingy, low in value.
Induldgent Lenient, willing to gratify.
Equine Describes anything bearing the characteristics of horses, asses, and zebras.
Bovine Of or relating to the characteristics of cows, oxen, or buffaloes, sluggish and dull.
Lupine Extremely hungry or greedily taking by force.
Ursine Bear-like.
Porcine Resembling a swine or a pig, physically or behaviorally.
Simian Anyone who resembles an ape or a monkey.
Serpentine Snake-like in behavior, sly and tempting, physically resembling a snake.
Pachyderm Thick-skinned, group of large, thick skinned, hoofed animals.
Avian Having the characteristics of birds.
Herpetology Study or reptiles and amphibians.
Laconic Describes a writing style. Used for those who say little.
Tactiturn Synonym for Laconic, Implies even more grudging conversation style.
Lapidary Precision of wording.
Pithy Compliment for a style of word use that is brief and forceful.
Succinct Concise speaking or writing.
Terse Brief, to the point.
Garrulous Talking a great deal, too much.
Prattling Chatter meaninglessly.
Glib Words come easily, Insincere.
Prolix Wordiness of manner, pouring forth too many words. Not an insult like glib.
Maundering Keep going when you could have won praise for being more concise. Negative.
Created by: Makaylahamilton1
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