Lesson 4 Excess

Question 1

Aggrandize

Sheldon aggrandized his business by acquiring another company.

Answer 1

To exaggerate

Question 2

Exorbitance

He was shocked by the exorbitance of the prices.

Answer 2

Extreme Expense

Question 3

Grandiose

Marios grandiose talk of his high powered connections.

Answer 3

Trying to seem important

Question 4

Gratuitous

The film was filmed with gratuitous violence that served no purpose.

Answer 4

Unnecessary; unjustified

Question 5

Intemperate

Mom tried to discourage luz’s intemperate behavior.

Answer 5

Lacking moderation

Question 6

Multifarious

Alicias multifarious talents included acting, writing, and directing

Answer 6

Diverse

Question 7

Opulence

We were astonished by the opulence of the kings palaces.

Answer 7

Great abundance

Question 8

Profligate

The profligate executive had spent 3 million dollars.

Answer 8

Wildly extravagant

Question 9

Satiate

The big lunch left me satiated.

Answer 9

To fully satisfy

Question 10

Surfeit

I was given such a surfeit of work, it took me hours to finsih.

Answer 10

To overindulge