Asmaa AbdullahMariam DawoodSondos Ayman

Clusters 9 & 10

• markedly simple lacking embellishment or decoration

• Ex. The rather austere décor was softened by early evening candle light.

Austere(adj)

• excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain • Ex. He is to be her meal ticket for the rest of

her days, and she is motivated by avarice as much as love.

Avarice(n)

• careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to : using money or supplies in a very careful way

• Ex.Visitors were served a rather frugal fare in the cistercian guesthall.

Frugal (adj)

• one that serves merely for wages; especially : a soldier hired into foreign service

• Ex. Mercenary troops were actually raised from the very men who had bought themselves out of feudal service.

Mercenery (adj.)

• Marked by extreme unwillingness to spend money.

• Our government tends to be parsimonious when it comes to supporting scientific experiments

Parsimonious(adj.)

• very poor• Ex. The penurious school system had to lay off

several teachers.

Penurious(adj.)

Def: careful about spending money and not wasting things.

Sentence: A hard-working man and a thrifty woman are the real treasures of any family.

Thrifty

Def: hating to spend money.Sentence: You must however, be careful not to become too miserly and

remember to be a little generous to yourself and those around you.

Miserly

Def: A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune.

Sentence: Events may turn out contrary to what was expected and great adversity may come.

Adversity

Def: a large destructive fire.Sentence: The church has two great treasures,

both of which survived the conflagration, more or less.

Conflagration

Def: the act of confusing.Sentence: During our Summer SAT Course,

Domingo was confounded by the critical reading questions.

Confounding

Def: puzzling and ambiguous.Sentence: The question was so cryptic that I did

not understand what it meant.

Cryptic

● a general breakup or dispersion● Ex:

Debacle (n)

● a riddle or mystery● Ex: “Which came first, the chicken or the

egg?” is one of the most common enigmas.

Enigma (n)

● a confusing maze or a confusing situation where it is difficult to know which direction to take.

● Ex: James kept on roaming the labyrinth, unable to find his way out.

Labyrinth (n)

● dependent on forces or circumstances outside one's control.

● Ex: Ryan and Lin were pushing their way through the precarious storm.

Precarious (adj)

● a state of perplexity or uncertainty● Ex: I am in a quandary as to whether we

should go on vacation this week or next week.

Quandary (n)

● disturbance, agitation● Ex: The hawk whisked at the lake’s surface,

causing a slight turbulence.

Turbulence (n)

● a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance

● Ex: It was obvious to everyone in the room that she was in turmoil during the quiz.

Turmoil (n)

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