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English 9, TWM
Tuesdays with Morrie List 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| philanthropist | a person who seeks to help others by generously donating money to good causes |
| freelance | working for different companies at different times rather than being permanently employed by one company; self-employed |
| acclaimed | praised enthusiastically and publicly |
| illiteracy | the inability to read or write; a lack of education or knowledge |
| garnered | gathered, collected, accumulated |
| narcissist | a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of him/herself |
| induce | to persuade, influence; to trigger or bring about |
| humility | a modest view of one’s own importance; a lack of pride or arrogance |
| insidious | developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent; intended to trap; stealthily deceitful |
| compensate | to reimburse, repay; to counterbalance or offset |
| transcend | to go beyond, to rise above, cut across |
| exuberance | the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness |