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1)severe or stern in personality or appearance; serious
2)bare; without decoration
The austere teacher never smiled in class. |
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greed or extreme desire for wealth
His avarice was so great, he checked everyone's couch for change. |
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1)flushed with rosy color
2)very fancy or flowery
Everyone's cheeks were florid when they came in from the cold. |
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not capable of being filled
Teenage boys seem to have an insatiable appetite |
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1)to flood
2) to overwhelm
After he won the lottery, he was inundates with requests for money. |
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1)a large but undetermined number
2) made up of very different elements
We had a myriad of choices in the candy store. |
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stinginess or cheapness
Because of his parsimony, we had to pay him to drive us to school. |
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1) carelessly or wastefully extravagant
2) giving or given in abundance
The prodigal lottery winner was broke after a year. |
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plentifully supplied; abounding; having more than enough
The farmer's market was replete with tomatoes and cucumbers. |
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having great fullness, size or number
Mrs. Wambo's hair can be quite voluminous some days. |
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