Abundance & Scarcity

Imtiaz Sarwar (South Korea)
almsperson == poor
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  1. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  2. plenitude
    a full supply
  3. affluence
    abundant wealth
  4. plethora
    extreme excess
  5. glut
    supply with an excess of
  6. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  7. abundant
    present in great quantity
  8. copious
    large in number or quantity
  9. plenitude
    a full supply
  10. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  11. luxuriant
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  12. rife
    excessively abundant
  13. bountiful
    producing in abundance
  14. profusion
    the property of being extremely abundant
  15. superfluity
    extreme excess
  16. exuberance
    joyful enthusiasm
  17. plethora
    extreme excess
  18. profuse
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  19. superfluity
    extreme excess
  20. exorbitant
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  21. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
  22. extrinsic
    not forming an essential part of a thing
  23. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  24. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  25. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  26. supererogatory
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  27. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  28. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  29. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  30. exiguity
    the quality of being meager
  31. paucity
    an insufficient quantity or number
  32. sparsity
    the property of being few, scanty, or scattered
  33. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  34. exiguous
    extremely scanty
  35. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount or size
  36. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  37. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
  38. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  39. extravagance
    the quality of exceeding appropriate limits
  40. malnourish
    provide with insufficient quality or quantity of nourishment
  41. thrive
    make steady progress
  42. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  43. teeming
    abundantly filled with especially living things
  44. extravagant
    recklessly wasteful
Created on Tue Oct 08 10:53:45 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Oct 27 01:02:35 EDT 2014)

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