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SAT Vocab Dum 4
SAT Vocabulary for Dummies - Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affluent | wealthy, having an abundance of money |
| avarice | greed, desire to get something |
| cupidity | greed for gain, inordinate desire to appropriate another's wealth or possessions |
| destitute | without resources, in proverty |
| fiscal | pertaining to money |
| frugal | economical, careful in the use of goods |
| impecunious | poor, penniless |
| indigent | poor, needy |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| mercenary | serving merely for pay |
| miserly | stingy, hoarding wealth |
| munificent | splendidly generous |
| opulent | rich, wealthy, affluent |
| parsimonious | stingy, sparing |
| parvenu | a person of humble origins who has gained wealth and position and risen in society, especially one considered unfit for the position (an upstart) |
| plutocrat | a person exercising power or influence over others by right of wealth or position |
| prodigal | recklessly wasteful, extravagant |
| profligate | recklessly extravagant (also someone who has abandoned himself/herself to fice or indulgence) |
| solvent | able to pay one's debts, financially sound |
| squander | spend recklessly, use in a wasteful manner |