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Ms Ferguson's Honors English

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abate to lessen; subside
accrue to be added as a natural increase, said espically of intrest on money
acme the highest point
affluent wealthy
altrustic motivated by an unselfish concern for the welfare of others
augment to increase or enlarge
avarice greed; cupidity
bauble cheap toy; trinket
bounty generosity; generous gift
copious abundant; plentiful
covetous greedy; grasping; avaricious
culmination the highest point
cupidity greed
dearth a scarcity or lack
deplete to empty or use up
destitute poverty stricken
egregious remarkably bad, flagrant
embezzle to steal
emolument salary; payment
exigency pressing needs; demands
filch to steal
frugal thrifty
garner to gather up and store
grandiose 1. imposing; grand 2. pompous and showy
indigent impoverished; needy
jettison to throw over board; to dicard
largess generosity in giving
lucrative profitable
magnanimous generous in overlooking injury or insult; noble, not petty or mean
mendicant begging; asking for alms
mercenary motivated solely by money or payment
modicum a small amount or portion; a bit
momentous very important
munificent very generous
myriad innumerable; countless
nadir the lowest point
niggardly stingy; miserly; scanty
paramount chief; supreme
parsimonious excessively thrifty or frugal; stingy; niggardly
paucity lack; fewness; dearth
penury extreme poverty
pilfer to steal, esp. small sums or petty objects; filch
plethora an overabundance or excess
prodigal wasteful; extravagant
prodigious enormous; vast; extraordinary
profuse given freely and abundantly
remuneration payment
replete well filled, sometimes to the extent that one is stuffed or gorged
satiate to gratify with more than enough, so as to weary or disgust; sate; flut
scintilla the least trace
surfeit to fill to excess; to satiate
usury the lending out of money at intrest, sometimes at an excessive rate
vacuous empty; dull or stupid
wane to decrease, diminish, or lessen
wastrel a spendthrift; a profligate
zenith the highest point; culmination; peak
Created by: Ms.Ferguson
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