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Lesson 9 Vocab
Words relating to cheapness or care with spending money
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English
11th Grade
03/30/2011

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austere (adj)
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having great economy; showing self-control when it comes to foregoing luxuries and frills; stern in manner or appearance
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avaricious (adj)
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greedy
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frugal (adj)
Definition
careful with money; thrifty; not prodigal or wasteful
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mercenary (adj)
Definition
greedy for self-gain; thinking only of money-making
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miserly (adj)
Definition
careful with how money is spent; thrifty
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parsimonious (adj)
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overly thrifty or miserly
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penurious (adj)
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stingy; relating to great poverty, destitution
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thrifty (adj)
Definition
showing care with how money and resources are spent or used; miserly
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