Tom Walker Vocab Quiz

Termagant

A loud, angry, bossy person

Avarice

Extreme greed for money

Askance

With suspicion or disapproval

Usurer

Someone who lends money at very high interest

Extort

To get something by force or threats

Ostentation

Showing off wealth or success

Parsimony

Being extremely stingy with money

Miser

A person who hoards money and won't spend it

Doleful

Very sad or sorrowful

Propitiate

To calm or please someone

Superfluous

More than needed; extra

Endeavor

An effort or attempt

Oblige

To do a favor or help someone

Tantalize

To tease by offering something you can't have

Propitious

Favorable; good for success

Laden

Heavily loaded or weighed down

Eminent

Famous or respected

Surly

Rude and bad-tempered

Resolute

Firm and determined

Obstinate

Stubborn; refusing to change