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Just Vocabulary|JV443 (Pittance and Rapacious) Episode
PITTANCE = (noun) a very small or inadequate amount of money. Examples:
- Marc did not accept Lisa's apology because it didn't show even a pittance of sincerity.
- After the attorney's fees, Phil only received a pittance of the original settlement.
- Fresh out of college, many young people work for a pittance just to gain some experience.
Synonyms:
rationing, allowance, bit, trifle, smidgen, inadequacy
Antonyms:
abundance, plenty
RAPACIOUS = (adjective) greedy and grasping, especially for money, and sometimes willing to use unscrupulous means to obtain what is desired
2. destructive and vicious: engaging in violent pillaging and likely to harm or destroy things.
[ Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:15:00 GMT ]
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