All or Nothing

Question 1

Prodigious

Answer 1

Enormous or extraordinary.
There are countless tasks to attend and a prodigious number of details.
Building the pyramids was a prodigious task.

Question 2

prodigy

Answer 2

A gifted child
Like Mozart, our nine-year-old piano soloist is a world-renowned prodigy.
Anyone who is a master of anything at a young age could be called a prodigy.

Question 3

prolific

Answer 3

very productive or fruitful
He was one of the most prolific of all great classical composers.
Mozart wrote hundreds of pieces of music. He was prolific.

Question 4

proliferate

Answer 4

to spread or to grow
Arguments multiply, disputes prolifereate.
My knowledge of words proliferates as i listen to WordSmart.

Question 5

plethora

Answer 5

a great deal or an excess
Such a large number of people. Such a plethora of personalities.
There’s no plethora of rich people who want to give away their money.

Question 6

munificent

Answer 6

generous or lavishly giving
We’re not a rich organization, so we depend largely upon the munificence of wealthy sponsors.
I benefit from the munificence of my rich grandmother.

Question 7

squander

Answer 7

waste
Sponsors look upon donations to the orchestra as a waste, just money squandered.
The sponsor didn’t want to squander money. They can’t afford to waste it.

Question 8

aggregate

Answer 8

a combination or collection of things
Our orchestra is an aggregate of artists and managers.

Question 9

paucity

Answer 9

a scarcity, an insufficiency
Young people today just aren’t tough enough for a life lacking ordinary comforts and a paucity of even the simplest material items, not to mention luxuries.
I suffer from a paucity of vacation time. I’m always at work.

Question 10

dearth

Answer 10

a lack, a scarcity
There has also been a noticeable dearth of newcomers in recent years.
I suffer from a dearth of free time too. I’m always at work.

Question 11

nominal

Answer 11

insignificant or small
A small initiation fee, just a nominal payment.
A nominal payment is almost none at all.

Question 12

frugal

Answer 12

economical or penny-pinching
We must watch every penny and be frugal, almost to a fault.
If you’re low on cash, then you’d better be frugal.

Question 13

parsimony

Answer 13

stinginess
Just because we’re poor doesn’t mean we have to be parsimony.
Don’t be so parsimony. lend me a nickel.

Question 14

attrition

Answer 14

a gradually expected crease in numbers
Our tanks have grown smaller due to attrition.
There are fewer nuns now because of attrition.

Question 15

minuscule

Answer 15

very, very small
So small you might even call it minuscule.
An atom is a minuscule particle.

Question 16

penury

Answer 16

poverty
Our income here at the convent is so minimal, we are forced to live a life of penury.
Actors, like nuns, often live a life of penury.