
Vocabulary Lesson 14: Abundance and Extravagance
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Vocabulary Lesson 14:
Abundance and Extravagance
By Gayle Tidona
Have you ever embellished the truth? Gone to a lavish party? Been voraciously hungry? The words in this lesson deal with concepts related to large or excessive amounts. Studying these words will help you to write more expressively.
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Saving her small change enabled her to amass enough money to take a cruise.
examine
collect
waste
decorate
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Saving her small change enabled her to amass enough money to take a cruise.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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verb
to gather or collect a large quantity
accumulate
"create a mass of something"
amass
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She embellished her handwriting with fancy swirls and dots.
decorated
perfumed
gathered
grew in
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She embellished her handwriting with fancy swirls and dots.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The wooden lace on Victorian houses was a nineteenth-century embellishment.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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verb
to add decorative details or ornaments
adorn, decorate
noun - embellishment
To embellish the truth means "to exaggerate" or "to lie."
embellish
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The expensive gown was an extravagance that she couldn't afford.
great expense
exaggeration
singer or dancer
decoration
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The expensive gown was an extravagance that she couldn't afford.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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They filled their yard with an extravagant display of decorations.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
an expense or effort that is great or excessive
adjective - extravagant
There is something "extra" to the item.
extravagance
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When I glut myself on candy, I feel sick to my stomach.
save
give
stuff
brake
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When I glut myself on candy, I feel sick to my stomach.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The giant in the fairy tale was a glutton, eating everything in sight.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Gluttony was once called one of the "Seven Deadly Sins."
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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verb
to fill or eat beyond capacity
to flood with an excess of goods
noun - glutton, gluttony
People glut at meals on holidays.
glut
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The restaurant seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of hamburgers.
ample
unusual
unlimited
extra
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The restaurant seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of hamburgers.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
unlimited; unable to be used up or tired out
The prefix in means not; the Energizer Bunny is not able to be exhausted.
inexhaustible
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Collin was impressed by the lavish furnishings in the hotel room.
luxurious
small
decorative
unlimited
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Collin was impressed by the lavish furnishings in the hotel room.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The mother lavished attention on her sick child.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Barry was embarrassed by the lavishness of his friend's praise.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The senior dressed lavishly for the prom.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
Extremely plentiful and luxurious
generous in amount
adverb - lavishly
verb - lavish
noun - lavishness
Lavish and extravagant are synonyms.
lavish
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It is outrageous for photographers to follow a celebrity's every move.
tragic
beyond limits
excessive
very unusual
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It is outrageous for photographers to follow a celebrity's every move.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The child behaved outrageously when her mother would not buy the toy.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Customers considered the sudden price increase an outrage.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
going beyond proper limits
adverb - outrageously
noun - outrage
A little "out" there.
outrageous
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The daffodils grew profusely on the hillside.
sincerely
loudly
politely
abundantly
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The daffodils grew profusely on the hillside.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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Your profuse use of exclamation points is inappropriate in a formal essay.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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A profusion of stars appeared in the sky, soon after the sun went down.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adverb
abundantly
generously
adjective - profuse
noun - profusion
profusely
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The spendthrift won the lottery and squandered all the money in a month.
bad friend
wasteful spender
overeater
evil ruler
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The spendthrift won the lottery and squandered all the money in a month.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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His spendthrift habits resulted in outrageous credit card debt.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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noun
a person who spends money wastefully or carelessly
adjective - spendthrift
spendthrift
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I had a voracious appetite after running the marathon.
decorative
quiet
polite
greedy
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I had a voracious appetite after running the marathon.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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After the long battle, the soldier ate voraciously.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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The teenagers' voracity made it difficult for their mother to keep the pantry stocked with food.
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
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adjective
extremely hungry for large amounts of food
extremely greedy
adverb - voraciously
noun - voracity
A person can be a voracious reader or another hobby.
voracious
Vocabulary Lesson 14:
Abundance and Extravagance
By Gayle Tidona
Have you ever embellished the truth? Gone to a lavish party? Been voraciously hungry? The words in this lesson deal with concepts related to large or excessive amounts. Studying these words will help you to write more expressively.
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