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Alms
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a charitable gift, especially of money, given to the poor
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The hands of the beggars were outstretched for alms.
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Censure
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to criticize or condemn
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She is more to be pitied than censured.
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Deplorable
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deserving of contempt, censure, or reproach; very bad; wretched
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This room is in deplorable order. You have deplorable manners!
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Emulation
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the process of trying to be the same as or better than another, especially by imitating
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Her excitement is infectious while her deep drive and intent are worthy of emulation.
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Expedient
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that which serves the purpose; means to an end
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Use any expedients you think necessary to get over the obstacles in your way.
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Glut
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a supply (a market) with much more of a particular article than there is demanded for
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One difference from last year is a slight displacement downward in the glut of applications.
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Importune
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to pester with insistent demands or requests
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The ghosts importune the living, begging to be remembered and avenged.
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Parsimony
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excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess
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The main reason for her parsimony was the impact on public-sector wages and pensions, which are linked to the minimum wage.
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Pine
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to be affected with great desire and longing (often followed for)
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to pine for one's home and family.
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Prodigious
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extremely large or great in size, amount, strength, extent, or the like; enormous
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The legal costs involved in this enormous litigation could be prodigious
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Salable (saleable)
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available or suitable for sale; easily sold
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The books were sent back by the store in salable condition.
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Scrupulous
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adhering strictly to standards of ethics or morality; punctilious
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Scrupulous fossil collectors are careful always to get permission.
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Sustenance
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nourishment that maintains life; food
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Warm and filling, it provided cheap, nourishing sustenance.
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Temperance
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moderation in action, emotion, speech, or the like; self-restraint
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Members of the temperance movement applied the phrase to households besieged by alcoholism.
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Tithe
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an amount of money, produce, or goods equal in value to a tenth of one's income, given or paid as a contribution or a tax, especially to a church
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•The greater tithes, or part payment in kind, were given to the vicar by the priest who served the parish.
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