Explanation Vocab List

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Avariciousgreedy, money-grubbing
Hedonismlove of pleasure
PenchantPreference
SedentaryNot moving
IneptUnfit or clumsy
DerisiveSomething that makes fun or ridicules
Laconicquiet, but in a rude way
ParsimoniousCheap, Cheap, Cheap
Haranguea ranting speech or to lecture
PrecludeTo make impossible ahead of time
RampantUnstopped, running all over the place
Cajoleto convince someone with some flattery and persuasion
Aptlikely OR to be unusually well qualified
Aptitudea natural ability or capacity for learning
Ineptitudefoolishness or incompetence
Adaptto change in order to fit in better
Acumenquickness of thought... "smartness"
Malignlying or spreading rumors that harm someone