vocab lesson 12

Question 1

depreciate

Answer 1

to decrease in value

Question 2

equity

Answer 2

the value of a property after subtracting the liabilities that can be used against it

Question 3

frugal

Answer 3

avoiding the unnecessary expenditure of money

Question 4

indigent

Answer 4

lack of money or resources to provide the necessities of life

Question 5

munificent

Answer 5

very generous in giving

Question 6

pecuniary

Answer 6

consisting or having to do with money

Question 7

recession

Answer 7

a moderate or brief decline in economic activity

Question 8

remunerate

Answer 8

to pay compensation for services, goods or losses

Question 9

solvent

Answer 9

being capable of meeting all financial obligations

Question 10

adroit

Answer 10

having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in difficult situations

Question 11

blasé

Answer 11

very sophisticated

Question 12

cliché

Answer 12

something that’s overused

Question 13

clientele

Answer 13

a body of customers

Question 14

entrepreneur

Answer 14

a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk of a business venture

Question 15

forte

Answer 15

something in which a person excels

Question 16

gauche

Answer 16

lacking social experience or grace; awkward

Question 17

naive

Answer 17

marked by unaffected simplicity; unsophisticated, artless

Question 18

nonchalant

Answer 18

cool; carefree

Question 19

rendezvous

Answer 19

an appointment or engagement to meet at a fixed time and place

Question 20

austerity

Answer 20

strict economy, especially that imposes force