| Term | Definition |
|---|
| destitute | (adj) not possessing the necessities of life |
| economize | (v) cut down expenses; be frugal |
| frugal | (adj) barely enough; scanty; avoiding waste; thrifty |
| impoverish | (v) make very poor; reduce to poverty |
| indigence | (n) poverty |
| affluent | (adj) very wealthy; rich; opulent |
| avarice | (n) excessive desire for wealth; greediness |
| covet | (v) desire; long for; crave; esp. something belonging to another |
| dowry | (n) money, property, etc., that a bride brings to her husband |
| financial | (adj) having to do with money matters |
| fleece | (v) deprive or strip of money or belongings by fraud; charge excessively for goods or services |
| hoard | (v) save and conceal; accumulate; amass |
| lavish | (adj) too free in giving, using or spending; given or spent too freely |
| lucrative | (adj) profitable; moneymaking |
| means | (n. pl.) wealth; property; resources |
| opulence | (n) wealth; riches; affluence |
| sumptuous | (adj) involving large expense; luxurious; costly; lavish |
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