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CHAPTER 4
VOCABULARY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PRIVACY | SECLUSION |
| COMMITMENT | PROMISE OR PLEDGE |
| PROFILE | USING INVENTORIES OR TESTS TO ARRIVE AT SPECIFIC TRAITS |
| WIDOW | A WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND HAS DIED |
| ARISTOCRAT | A NOBLEMAN |
| AFFORDABILITY | THE POINT AT WHICH A PERSON CAN BUY SOMETHING |
| VARIABLE | SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHANGES |
| EXTENSIVE | HAVING WIDE OR CONSIDERABLE EXTENT |
| LIBERAL | GENEROUS; AMPLE; FULL |
| REALLOCATE | TO DESIGNATE OR EARMARK AGAIN |
| POVERTY | HAVING A SHORTAGE OF MONEY TO PURCHASE NECESSITIES |
| CONSCIOUS | DELIBERATE; PURPOSEFUL |
| TRAIT | CHARACTERISTIC OR QUALITY |
| MINIMUM | SMALLEST AMOUNT POSSIBLE |
| WINDFALL | AN UNEXPECTED GAIN |
| ARROGANT | EGOTISTICAL; OVERSTATING YOUR IMPORTANCE IN A HAUGHTY WAY |
| PERSISTENCE | TENACIOUS; DETERMINATION |
| DIVIDENDS | PAYOFF; BONUS |
| INDUCEMENT | STIMULUS THAT MOTIVATES A PERSON TO ACT |
| INTERPRETATION | EXPLANATION OR DEFINITION |