CHAPTER 3 MASTERING VOCABULARY

Writhe

• To twist and turn, as in pain or discomfort

• White

• Green

• Yellow

Parsimonious

• Generous
• Extravagant
• Frugal, Stingy, Thrifty, Miserly

• Wasteful

Prodigal

• Generous
• Wastefully extravagant, Reckless with money

• Stingy
• Thrifty

Surreptitious

• Secretive, done in secret in a sly way, sneaky

• Loud
• Obvious
• Transparent

Coalesce

• To merge together , unite, combine

• A type of data structure
• A programming language
• A type of algorithm

decadence

• A period of decline or moral deterioration

• A type of dessert
• A famous painting
• A musical instrument

Exuberance

• Overexcitement, High spirited in enthusiasm

• Sadness
• Anger
• Fear

Insolvent

• Happy

• Wealthy
• Bankrupt, unable to pay debts

• Affluent

Incidental

• A type of insurance
• A type of incidental music
• Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else
• A type of incidental expense

Exemplary

• A sample
• A type of exam
• A type of document
• worthy of imitation, praise worthy