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Word Set 8
Money
| Term | Definition | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| avarice (adj.) | greed | Motivated by avarice, the employee stole thousands of dollars from the company vault. |
| benevolent (adj.) | generous | She was a benevolent woman, volunteering all of her free time to charitable organizations. |
| bequeath (verb) | hand down (through a will) | Since John lost most of his money at the gambling tables, he had very little to bequeath to his children. |
| depreciation (noun); depreciate (verb) | decrease in value | Although I wanted to sell my china cabinet, I changed my mind when I found out how little it was worth due to its depreciation. |
| destitute (adj.) | poor | the destitute widow had no idea how she was going to buy food for her five children. |
| exorbitant (adj.) | too expensive | Because of my budget, I am unable to make exorbitant purchases. |
| frugal (adj.); frugality (noun) | cheep(ness) | I wanted front row seats, but my frugal husband wanted to save money by purchasing back row seats. |
| lucrative (adj.) | profitable | When the author decided to self-publish her book she had no idea it would be so popular and earn her such lucrative rewards. |
| luxuriant (adj.) | lush, elaborate | In the spring months, thousands of tourists visit the luxuriant gardens near the art museum. |
| magnanimity (noun); magnanimous (adj.) | generosity, generous | because she was kind and generous, the magnanimous queen was loved by all. |
| mercenary (noun/adj.) | motivated by money | the mercenary restaurant manager is trying to cut costs by selling inferior meat as prime cuts. |
| miserly (adj.) | cheap, stingy | Even though my aunt is wealthy, she is miserly and refuses to help me pay for college. |
| patronize (verb) | financially support, be condescending towards | Carrie refuses to patronize ant organization that supports the demolition of rain forests. |
| penurious (adj.) | poor, impoverished | The penurious little boy could not afford to buy school lunch. |
| perquisite (noun) | additional payment, bonus, perk | Ronald considers his pension to be the most desirable perquisite of his profession. |
| philanthropist (noun); philanthropic (adj.) | someone who supports charity | The technology mogul is a philanthropist who gave over fifty million dollars to colleges and universities last year. |
| procure (verb) | get, obtain | In order to make sandwiches to feed the homeless, we will meed to procure donations from local businesses. |
| provident (adj.) | prudent, frugal | My financier told me that I needed to be more provident when it came to my spending. |
| squander (verb) | waste | Eddie has a tendency to squander his entire allowance on comic books and action figures. |
| venal (adj.) | willing to accept bribes | Because the mayor was a venal man, he had no problem accepting bribes from real estates developers. |
| vocation (noun) | career | My father is returning to school to lean shills for a new vocation. |
| altruistic (adj.); altruism (noun) | generous | The billionaire is an altruistic man who gives away millions of dollars every year to various charities. |
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