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lesson 9 gr10 match

vocabulary lesson 9 gr 10 match

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the quality of lacking luxury ot ornamentation;bareness;simplicity austerity noun from Greek austeros, "harsh"{austere adjective}
the quality of being severe or stern in appearance or manner austerity noun from Greek austeros, "harsh"{austere adjective}
to decrease or cause to decrease in balue or price depreciate verb from Latin de-, "reduce" + pretium, "price"{depreciation noun}
net value; the value of a business or property minus debt owed equity verb from Latin de-, "reduce" + pretium, "price" {equitable adjective}
fairness;justice equity verb from Latin de-, "reduce" + pretium, "price"{equitable adjective}
economical;thrifty;careful or strict in avoiding unnecessary spending frugal adjective from Latin frug, "virtue" {frugality noun}
extremely poor;impoverished;lacking basic necessities indigent adjective from Latin in--, "within" +egere, "to lack" {indigence noun}
generous; liberal in giving munificent adjective from Latin munus, "gift" +facere, "to make"
having to do with money pecuniary adjective from Latin "wealth"
a general decline in business actibity recession noun from Latin recedere, "to move back" {recessional noun} {recede verb}
the act of withdrawing or going back recession noun from Latin recedere, "to move back" {recessional noun} {recede verb}
to pay for goods provided, services rendered, or losses incurred; to compensate for remunerate verb from Latin re-, "back" +munus, "gift" {remuneration noun}
capable of meeting financial obligations; able to pay debts solvent adjective from Latin solvere, "to loosen" {insolvent adjective} {solvency noun}
To maintain s_______ , the small theater needed to sell fifty additional season tickets solvency sentence 3 solvent derived noun
Charles Dickens's novels often feature characters who are in________. insolvent sentence 2 solvent derived, adj. unable to pay debts
Cost cutting is one way to keep a company s______. solvent sentence 1 solvent
The insurance company provided re__________ to the landlord for the extensive fire damage. remuneration sentence 2 remunerate derived, noun
Are professional athletes excessively re_________for what they do? remunerated sentence 1 remunerate(d)
In 2005, when water re______ from the canals in Venice, Italy, some gondolas ran aground. receded sentence 4 recession derived verb
The organist played the re_________ as the choit filed out of the church recessional sentence 3 recession derived noun
In a tsunami, the sudden re_______ of the sea is followed by large, destructive waves. recession sentence 2 recession "the act of withdrawing or going back"
During the recession, my uncle lost his job and went into debt. recession sentence 1 recession "a general decline in business activity"
Whiule social work may not bring large p________rewards, it provides the satisfaction that comes from helping people. pecuniary sentence pecuniary
Her m__________ was well known throughout the city, for she had given millions of dollars to local charities. munificence sentence 2 munificent derived noun
The chaos and pain inflicted by the terrible earthquake inspired people around the world to make m___________ donations to aid the victims munificent sentence 1 munificent
IN_______ usually goes hanbd in hand with poor nutrition and the lack of medical care. indigence sentence 2 indigent derived noun
As the mill laid off more workers, the number of i_______ families in the area increased rapidly.l indigent sentence 1 indigent
The couple's f________ enabled them to save enough money to send all their children to college. frugality sentence 2 frugal derived noun
People who live through hard times usually learn to be f_____. frugal sentence 1 frugal
Many civil rights laws were written with the goal of ensuring e________ treatment for all people, regardles of their backgrounds or beliefs. equitable sentence 3 equity derived adjective
Most people think that it is important to treat other with e_____. equity sentence 2 equity "fairness; justice"
The Watsons had accumulated enough e_____ in their home that they were able to refinance their mortgage at a better interest rate. equity sentence 1 equity "net value of a business or property minus debt owed
D___________ of a new car begins the moment you drive it off the lot. depreciation sentence 2 depreciate derived noun
The house d___________ in value because the owners did not keep up with yearly maintenance depreciated sentence 1 depreciate(d)
Employees were careful not to offend the a______ bank manager. austere sentence 4 austerity derived adjective
The great-aunt's a________ frightened the young children. austerity sentence 3 austerity "The quality of being severe or stern in appearance or manner"
Monks live a life of a________. austerity sentence 2 austerity "the quality of lacking luxury or ornamentation;bareness;simplicity"
During World War II wartime a________ included limitis on the amount of gas and food people could buy. austerity sentence 1 austerity "severe amd rigid restrictions, especially those brought about by difficult economic times
thrifty frugal
having to do with money pecuniary
generous munificient
net value equity
impoverished;lacking necessities indigent
a declinein the economy recession
able to meet financial obligations solvent
to pay for something remunerate
to pay for something remunerate
to decrease in value depreciate
severe restrictions austerity
severe and rigid restricitons, especially those brought about by difficult economic time austerity noun from Greek austeros, "harsh" {austere adjective}
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