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Hot SAT Words:. Lessons # 1-10. Hot SAT Words:. Lessons # 1-10. Lesson #8: The GIVING GROUP. Words relating to GENEROSITY in spending money or time or showing concern for others . ALTRUISTIC. Adj. showing unselfish concern for others. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Hot SAT Words:Lessons # 1-10
Hot SAT Words:Lessons # 1-10
Lesson #8: The GIVING GROUP
Words relating to GENEROSITY in spending money or time or showing
concern for others
ALTRUISTICAdj. showing unselfish
concern for others
ALTRUISTICALTRUISTIC l never thinks of himself;
he devotes all of his time to helping others.
Barbara’s motives were not altogether ALTRUISTIC. She had much to gain from serving as the head of the school’s blood drive.
BENEVOLENTAdj. giving freely and easily to others; charitable
BENEVOLENTA BENEVOLENT STREAK IN Dr.
Little compelled him to give up his lucrative practice in New York and fight AIDS in Africa.
No one has helped our library as much as you have. Your BENEVOLENCE is appreciated.
LARGESSN. Generous giving
LARGESSSam is famous for his LARGESS.
Knowing that he’s a big tipper, the staff at his favorite hotel is always glad to see him.
The LARGESS of their alumni has enabled many colleges to offer scholarships to deserving students.
LAVISHAdj. generous in giving to others or in spending money
LAVISH For her sixteenth birthday, Sarah received
LAVISH gifts, including a trip to Hawaii and a BMW convertible.
Despite a modest income, the McTaveys make LACISH donations to their church.
Because Rod spent LAVISHLY on scuba diving gear and hot air ballooning, he could not pay his phone bill.
MAGNANIMOUSAdj. generous in overlooking insult or injury by others; rising above pettiness
MAGNANIMOUS After the attempt on his life, the Pope
MAGNANIMOUSLY forgave the man who shot him.
Mr. Appel MAGNANIMOUSLY offered full college scholarships to any children in the sixth grade who stayed in school and graduated from high school.
MUNIFICENTAdj. Very generous
MUNIFICENTIt’s easy to be MUNIFICENT
when you already have more of everything than you’ll ever want or need.
PHILANTHROPICAdj. showing a desire to help
others by giving gifts; charitable; humane
PHILANTRHOPICBill Gates donates millions of dollars
a year to education, medical research, and other PHILANTHROPIC causes.
Bill Gates is a PHILANTHROPIST.
Famous PhilanthropistAndrew Carnagie
Famous PhilanthropistBill Gates
PRODIGALAdj. wasteful, lavish
PRODIGALMarcia’s RODIGAL spending at the
mall used up the money she’d been saving for college.
The maxim “A penny saved is a penny earned” means nothing to PRODIGALS like Hillary and Hal.
ELOQUENTSQUANDERV. To spend money in an uncaring
and wasteful fashion
SQUANDER Jimmy SQUANDERED a perfectly good day
aimlessly watching TV from dawn to dusk. “Don’t SQUANDER your paycheck on designer
clothes,” advised Aunt Rose. Spend it on something useful.