Vocab 1 G Flashcards
avaricious
having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain (acquisitive)
retentive
having the ability to remember facts and impressions easilyhaving or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain (acquisitive)
altruistic
Altruistic means having or showing an unselfish concern for the welfare of others (ant. acquisitive)
expropriate
Take away money or property, especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use illegally (arrogate)
commandeer
officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes (arrogate)
abdicate
(of a monarch) renounce one’s throne (ant. arrogate)
insipid
tasteless (banal)
caviling
making petty or unnecessary objections (carping)
panegyric
a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something (encomium)
eulogy
a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died (ecomium)
abstain from
restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something (eschew)
pertinent
relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite (germane)
ravenous
extremely hungry (unsatiable)
obdurate
stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action (intransigent)
pejorative
prejudicial
expressing contempt or disapproval
detrimental (invidious
