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Ch. 4: Give and Take
Ch. 5: The Menagerie
Ch. 6: Talking about Talking

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202885919Magnanimousadj. Extremely generous and forgiving
202885920Parsimoniousadj. Excessively stingy
202885921Prodigaladj. Extremely wasteful or extravagant
202885922Penuriousadj. Stingy, unwilling to spend money or poverty-stricken, destitute
202885923Eleemosynaryadj. Contributing to charity or dependent upon charity
202885924Frugaladj. Thrifty, extremely economical
202885925Munificentadj. Very generous in giving
202885926Avariciousadj. Greedy, desirous of gain
202885927Meanadj. Miserly and stingy or low in value
202885928Indulgentadj. Lenient or willing to gratify
202885929Equineadj. Anything bearing the characteristics of horses, asses, or zebras
202885930Bovineadj. Of or relating to the characteristics of cows, oxen, or buffaloes
202885931Lupineadj. Ravenous, extemely hungry; having the characteristics of a wolf
202885932Ursineadj. Bear-like, usually a physical description
202885933Porcineadj. Resembling a swine or a pig, either physically or behaviorally
202885934Simianadj. Anyone who resembles an ape or a monkey
202885935Serpentineadj. Snake-like in behavior or physically resembling a snake
202885936Pachydermn. Large, thick-skinned, hoofed animals, such as the elephant, rhinocerous, and hippopotamus
202885937Avianadj. Having the characteristics of birds
202885938Herpetologyn. The study of reptiles and amphibians
202885939Laconicadj. Using few words
202885940Taciturnadj. Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
202885941Lapidaryadj. Precision of wording, more often applies to writing
202885942Pithyadj. Concise and full of meaning
202885943Succinctadj. Concise speaking or writing
202885944Terseadj. Brief, to the point
202885945Garrulousadj. Talking too much, rambling
202885946Prattlingadj. Meaningless chatter
202885947Glibadj. Speaking without enough thought
202885948Prolixadj. Wordiness, too many words or phrases
202885949Maunderingadj. To talk in a rambling, foolish way
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