SLO VOCAB
Benevolent
Expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
Frugal
Prudently saving or sparing. Using only as much money or food as necessary
Some Tibetan nomads used yak butter as a _______, one that often took place of money in commercial transactions
Commodity
The president's speech was seen as a _______ towards former enemies
Conciliatory
Since Stan’s car accident, he has been taking ______ amounts of pain pills.
Prodigious
Purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions
Reticent
Disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
Cathartic
During the recession, many families had to be extremely _______ with their spending
Frugal
The parents made several attempts to _______ their son’s wild behavior.
Circumscribe
Impetus
A moving force; Something that encourages a process or activity to develop more quickly
Collude
Cooperate in a secret or unlawful way in order to deceive or gain an advantage over others.
The high crime rate was the ________ for the hiring of one hundred new police officers in our city
Impetus
The kindergarten teacher was an excellent ______ who had no problem keeping her young charges engaged with her stories.
Raconteur
It is okay to be ______ around people you do not know well.
Reticent
Surreptitious
Propensity
A natural desire or tendency to behave in a particular way
The university's donors, once happy to support students by funding scholarships, had become less ______ as the year passed
Benevolent
The _____ smell of cigarette ashes burned her nose and brought tears to her eyes.
Acrid
During hot days he had a ______ for walking around in a tank top.
Propensity
Prodigious
Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, or degree
Circumscribed
Restrict something/someone within limits
I will ______ drinking tonight because I am the designated driver
Forgo
Her muscular and lean body handled the ______ task easily
Strenuous
Insurance companies should not be allowed to ______ to raise rates on customers.
Collude