Vocabulary Lesson 4 Excess
surfeit
a. noun: An excessive amount b. verb: To feed or supply to excess or disgust; to overindulge
intemperate (noun: intemperance)
adjective Excessive; lacking moderation
multifarious
adjective Having great variety; diverse
profligate (noun: profligacy)
adjective Recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant
gratuitous
adjective Unnecessary; unjustified
grandiose (noun: grandiosity)
adjective a. Trying to seem important; characterized by pretended grandeur b. Grand; magnificent in size, beauty or scope; impressive
satiate
verb To fully satisfy an appetite or a desire
aggrandize (noun: aggrandizement)
verb a. To make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation b. To exaggerate, or make something seem greater than it is
exorbitance (adjective: exorbitant)
noun Extreme, unreasonable expense or price; being beyond reasonable or proper limits
opulence (adjective: opulent)
noun a. Wealth; affluence b. Great abundance, often to excess; lavishness