Vocab 8: Money Flashcards
Altruistic/ Altruism
Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well being of others; unselfish
Avarice
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain
Benevolent
Well meaning and kindly
Bequeath
Leave (a personal estate or one’s body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
Depreciation/ Depreciate
A reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time, due in particular to wear and tear
Destitute
Without the basic necessities of life
Exorbitant
Unreasonably high (of a price or amount charged)
Frugal/ frugality
Simple and plain and cost little
Lucrative
Producing a great deal of profit
Luxuriant
(Of vegetation) rich and profuse in growth; lush
Magnanimity/ Magnanimous
Generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person
Mercenary
Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics
Miserly
A person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
Patronize
Give encouragement and financial support to (a person, especially an artist, or a cause)
Penurious
Extremely poor
Prequisite
A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.m
Philanthropist/ Philanthropic
A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes
Procure
Obtain (something), especially with care or effort
Provident
Making or indicative of timely preparation for the future
Squander
Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner
Venal
Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery
Vocation
A person’s employment or main occupation, especially regarded as particularly worthy and requiring great dedication
