Vocab Quest 5

dearth (n)

scarcity; shortage; deficiency

infinitesimal (adj.)

tiny; extremely small

meager (adj.)

inadequate; insufficient; in short supply

minuscule (adj.)

tiny; miniature; very small

pittance (n)

a very small amount (usually refers to money)

ample (adj.)

abundant; sufficient; more than enough

copious (adj.)

many: numerous; plentiful

incalculable (adj.)

countless; infinite; too great to be calculated

prodigious (adj.)

huge; gigantic; massive (refers to size or force)

statuesque (adj.)

tall and dignified; majestic

attenuated (adj.)

slender; thin

corpulent (adj.)

fat; plump

dapper (adj.)

well-dressed; elegant

emaciated (adj.)

abnormally thin; guant; withered

homely (adj.)

unattractive; ugly; plain in appearance

pallid (adj)

pale; especially from illness or shock; colorless; pasty

rotund (adj.)

plump; round; fat

slovenly (adj.)

sloppy; untidy; careless about appearance

svelte (adj.)

slender; graceful; slim

unkempt (adj.)

having a neglected appearance; untidy; scruffy

affluent (adj.)

rich; wealthy

avarice (n)

greed; greediness

destitute (adj.)

poor; impoverished

fiscal (adj.)

financial; economic

mendicant (n)

a beggar

opulent (adj.)

luxurious; magnificent

plutocrat (n)

person who used power over others based on wealth or position

prodigal (adj.)

wasteful; extravagant

profligate (adj.)

recklessly squandering; wasteful

squander (v)

spend recklessly; waste