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ostentatious
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showy, intended to attract attention.
The drama major dressed and decorated her dorm room in a very ostentatious manner. |
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parsimonious
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stingy
The man made millions by creating a video game but lived parsimoniously and drove a 10 year old car. |
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paucity
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scarcity.
Because there is a paucity of examples in the physics book, I will not get enough review. |
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propriety
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(n)correct conduct, correct social behavior.
When dining at the Larchmont Yacht club one must behave with decorousness and the utmost of propriety. |
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recalcitrant
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disobedient.
The recalcitrant Jeffrey Slater brought candy and junk food on the Sharpe trip. |
