parsimonious

Example
The old lady was so parsimonious that she washed and dried the used dirty
plastic bags so that she could reuse them.

innate
Example
Good habits are not innate in children; these have to be taught.



magnate
Example
Bill Gates is a magnate who is also very generous in giving away his wealth.

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mercurial
Example
A person with mercurial personality is one whose mood changes rapidly and
unpredictably.



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Quote of the Day
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat
back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
Elinor Smith

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proscribe
Example
The doctor proscribed smoking in the waiting room of his clinic.

lucid
Example
The professor's way of teaching differential calculus was so lucid that even I
could easily understand it.

eminent
Example
The entire audience fell silent when the eminent musician arrived on the stage.

Quote of the Day
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long
time ago.
Warren Buffett

eminent
Example
The entire audience fell silent when the eminent musician arrived on the stage.

elusive
Example
The legendary Natvar Lal was an elusive criminal who was next to impossible to
catch for the police.

elicit
Example
The young man tried to elicit the sympathy of the judge by appearing on a wheel
chair but he was convicted anyway.

felicity
Example
Our neighboring couple had a relationship of felicity; we never heard them
quarrel.

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temerity
Example
Our waitress at the restaurant had the temerity to tell me that I have no sense of
table manners.

strife
Example
Marital strife often leads to divorce and broken families.

tacit
Example
The groom's family never formally refused dowry, so the bride's father
considered it as their tacit consent.

ephemeral
Example
Youth and flowers are ephemeral; they are gone before we know.