Hot SAT Words:Lessons # 1-10

Hot SAT Words:Lessons # 1-10

Lesson #8: The GIVING GROUP

Words relating to GENEROSITY in spending money or time or showing

concern for others

ALTRUISTICAdj. showing unselfish

concern for others

ALTRUISTICALTRUISTIC l never thinks of himself;

he devotes all of his time to helping others.

Barbara’s motives were not altogether ALTRUISTIC. She had much to gain from serving as the head of the school’s blood drive.

BENEVOLENTAdj. giving freely and easily to others; charitable

BENEVOLENTA BENEVOLENT STREAK IN Dr.

Little compelled him to give up his lucrative practice in New York and fight AIDS in Africa.

No one has helped our library as much as you have. Your BENEVOLENCE is appreciated.

LARGESSN. Generous giving

LARGESSSam is famous for his LARGESS.

Knowing that he’s a big tipper, the staff at his favorite hotel is always glad to see him.

The LARGESS of their alumni has enabled many colleges to offer scholarships to deserving students.

LAVISHAdj. generous in giving to others or in spending money

LAVISH For her sixteenth birthday, Sarah received

LAVISH gifts, including a trip to Hawaii and a BMW convertible.

Despite a modest income, the McTaveys make LACISH donations to their church.

Because Rod spent LAVISHLY on scuba diving gear and hot air ballooning, he could not pay his phone bill.

MAGNANIMOUSAdj. generous in overlooking insult or injury by others; rising above pettiness

MAGNANIMOUS After the attempt on his life, the Pope

MAGNANIMOUSLY forgave the man who shot him.

Mr. Appel MAGNANIMOUSLY offered full college scholarships to any children in the sixth grade who stayed in school and graduated from high school.

MUNIFICENTAdj. Very generous

MUNIFICENTIt’s easy to be MUNIFICENT

when you already have more of everything than you’ll ever want or need.

PHILANTHROPICAdj. showing a desire to help

others by giving gifts; charitable; humane

PHILANTRHOPICBill Gates donates millions of dollars

a year to education, medical research, and other PHILANTHROPIC causes.

Bill Gates is a PHILANTHROPIST.

Famous PhilanthropistAndrew Carnagie

Famous PhilanthropistBill Gates

PRODIGALAdj. wasteful, lavish

PRODIGALMarcia’s RODIGAL spending at the

mall used up the money she’d been saving for college.

The maxim “A penny saved is a penny earned” means nothing to PRODIGALS like Hillary and Hal.

ELOQUENTSQUANDERV. To spend money in an uncaring

and wasteful fashion

SQUANDER Jimmy SQUANDERED a perfectly good day

aimlessly watching TV from dawn to dusk. “Don’t SQUANDER your paycheck on designer

clothes,” advised Aunt Rose. Spend it on something useful.