Lesson 4 Flashcards

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Exorbitance

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Extreme, unreasonable expense or price

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Aggrandize

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1) To make greater in power

2) To exaggerate

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Grandiose

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1) Trying to seem important

2) Grand, magnificent in size, beauty, etc.

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Gratuitous

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Unnecessary, justified

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Intemperate

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Excessive, lacking moderation

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Multifarious

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Having great variety, diversity

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Opulence

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1) Wealth

2) Great abundance, often to excess

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Profligate

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Recklessly wasteful, wildly extravagant

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Satiate

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To fully satisfy an appetite or a desire

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Surfeit

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1) An excessive amount

2) To overindulge

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