Vocab Lesson 12

Question 1

Avarice

Answer 1

Noun

a) greed, or an extreme desire for wealth

Avaricious: adjective

Question 2

Florid

Answer 2

Adjective

a) flushed with rosy color
b) very ornate; flowery

Floridity: noun

Question 3

Insatiable

Answer 3

Adjective

a) not capable of being fully satisfied

Question 4

Inundate

Answer 4

Verb

a) to flood or cover over with water
b) to overwhelm as if with a flood

Question 5

Myriad

Answer 5

a) adjective: referring to a large but undetermined number
b) adjective: made up of many diverse elements or facets
c) noun: a huge number

Question 6

Parsimony

Answer 6

Noun

a) displaying extreme stinginess or cheapness

Parsimonious: noun

Question 7

Prodigal

Answer 7

Adjective

a) carelessly or waste fully extravagant; lavish
b) giving or given in abundance

Prodigality: noun

Question 8

Replete

Answer 8

Adjective

a) plentifully supplied; abounding

Question 9

Voluminous

Answer 9

Adjective

a) having great fullness, size, or number
b) ample or lengthy in speech or writing

Question 10

Austere

Answer 10

Adjective

a) severe or stern in personality or appearance; somber and grave
b) bare, without adornment

Austerity: noun