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Vocabulary One
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affluent | wealthy; rich; prosperous |
| Affluent | Jim Parsons; Bill Gates; Beyonce and Jay Z |
| Astute | shrewd; clever; crafty |
| Astute | Sherlock; Einstein; criminals |
| Biased | favoring one side; partial; prejudiced |
| Biased | media; parents; Hitler |
| Conscientious | Always trying to do the right thing; careful; painstaking; meticulous |
| Conscientious | people with "to do" lists; domino pattern creators; man helping elderly lady across the street |
| Destitute | lacking necessary things, such as food, shelter, and clothing extremely poor; impoverished |
| Destitute | the homeless; unemployed people; people living in third world countries |
| Frugal | thrifty; not wasteful |
| Frugal | extreme couponers; Ebenezer Scrooge; people saving for a specific goal |
| Gullible | easily deceived or cheated; credulous |
| Gullible | The crow from "The Fox and the Grapes"; Homer Simpson; Sponge Bob Squarepants |
| Impartial | Not favoring one side more than the other; free of prejudice; not partial |
| Impartial | marriage counselors; judges; teachers |
| Lavish | too free in giving or spending; extravagant |
| Lavish | Maserati; Biltmore Estate; private jet |
| Unscrupulous | having no concern for what is right; unconscionable |
| Unscrupulous | con artists; terrorists; liars |