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65 Cards in this Set
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material
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concrete; real
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mendicant
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a beggar
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mercenary
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motivated by money
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miser
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a stingy person
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mogul
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a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
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monastic
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without luxuries
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monetary
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relating to money
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munificence
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generosity
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network
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interconnected system
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opulent
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wealthy
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ostentatious
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showy
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overblown
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exaggerated
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parsimony
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stinginess
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pecuniary
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relating to money
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pension
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payment to a retired person
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personnel
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group of workers in an office
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personnel
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group of workers in an office
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pomp
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magnificent splendor
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prodigal
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wasteful
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profligate
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very wasteful
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pomp
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magnificent splendor
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protocol
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rules for proper behavior
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purveyor
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supplier
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queue
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a line of people or things
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rapacity
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extreme greed
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rebate
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a partial refund
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remunerate
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to pay for services provided
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sedulous
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hard-working
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self-abnegating
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self-denying
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sinecure
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easy, high-paying job
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skinflint
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a cheap person
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solvent
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a substance that dissolves something
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prodigal
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wasteful
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profligate
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very wasteful
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protocol
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rules for proper behavior
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purveyor
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supplier
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queue
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a line of people or things
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rapacity
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extreme greed
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rebate
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a partial refund
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remunerate
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to pay for services provided
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sedulous
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hard-working
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self-abnegating
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self-denying
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sinecure
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easy, high-paying job
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skinflint
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a cheap person
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solvent
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a substance that dissolves something
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spendthrift
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one who spends money wastefully
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squalid
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dirty and unpleasant
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squander
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to spend wastefully
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stinginess
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lack of generosity; cheapness
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stipend
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base-level payment or salary
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subsidize
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to assist financially
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sumptuous
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costly
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sybarite
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one who loves luxuries
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tawdry
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cheap
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thrifty
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economical
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transact
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to carry out
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trove
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collection of treasures
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trustee
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one who manages an institution's business affairs
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upstart
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a new, unaccepted member of the elite
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urbane
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polite
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vain
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useless; worthless
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vaunt
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to brag
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viable
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workable; able to survive
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vocation
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occupation
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wares
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goods for sale
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