The Wealth of Nations (1776), Adam Smith

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  1. perpetuity
    the property of being seemingly ceaseless
  2. truck
    an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
  3. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
  4. exchange
    the act of changing one thing for another thing
  5. habit
    an established custom
  6. custom
    accepted or habitual practice
  7. education
    activities that impart knowledge or skill
  8. perspicuous
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  9. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  10. haggling
    an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  11. bargain
    an agreement between parties fixing obligations of each
  12. palpable
    capable of being perceived
  13. intelligible
    capable of being apprehended or understood
  14. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  15. spendthrift
    someone who spends money freely or wastefully
  16. effectual
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
  17. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  18. constitute
    form or compose
  19. recompense
    make payment to
  20. appropriation
    a deliberate act of acquisition, often without permission
  21. accumulation
    a gain or increase in something over time
  22. augment
    enlarge or increase
  23. annuitant
    the recipient of an annuity
  24. workman
    an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
  25. journeyman
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  26. carrion
    the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
  27. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  28. perpetration
    the act of committing a crime
  29. diminution
    change toward something smaller or lower
  30. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  31. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  32. emulation
    effort to equal or surpass another
  33. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  34. dear
    a beloved person
  35. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  36. ignorant
    uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
  37. demand
    request urgently and forcefully
  38. fertility
    the state of being capable of producing offspring
  39. situation
    physical position in relation to the surroundings
  40. equipage
    equipment and supplies of a military force
  41. menial
    relating to unskilled work, especially domestic work
  42. productive
    capable of bringing forth, especially abundantly
  43. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
  44. profit
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial
  45. labor
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  46. rent
    a payment or series of payments made by a lessee to an owner
  47. vend
    sell or offer for sale from place to place
  48. commodity
    any good that can be bought and sold
  49. declamation
    a long, impassioned speech
  50. parsimony
    extreme stinginess
  51. industry
    the action of making of goods and services for sale
  52. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  53. prodigality
    the trait of spending extravagantly
  54. misconduct
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  55. dead
    no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
  56. trust
    belief in the honesty and reliability of others
  57. mortmain
    real property held inalienably
  58. judicious
    marked by the exercise of common sense in practical matters
  59. injudicious
    lacking or showing lack of judgment or discretion; unwise
  60. profusion
    the property of being extremely abundant
  61. imprudence
    a lack of caution in practical affairs
  62. frugal
    avoiding waste
  63. exaction
    act of demanding or levying by force or authority
  64. impertinence
    the trait of being rude and inclined to take liberties
  65. presumption
    a premise that is taken for granted
  66. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  67. necessity
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
  68. inclination
    the act of bending forward
  69. consequential
    having important effects or results
  70. demesne
    territory over which rule or control is exercised
  71. burgher
    a citizen of an English borough
  72. chimerical
    like a grotesque product of the imagination
  73. circumspection
    the trait of being cautious and sensible
  74. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  75. magistrate
    a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law
  76. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  77. induce
    cause to act in a specified manner
  78. dissolute
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  79. disorderly
    lacking any regular or logical organization
  80. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  81. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  82. appellation
    identifying words by which someone or something is called
  83. amelioration
    the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
  84. temperance
    the trait of avoiding excesses
  85. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  86. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  87. reputation
    the general estimation that the public has for a person
  88. defame
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  89. fame
    the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
  90. envy
    a desire to have something that is possessed by another
  91. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
  92. resentment
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  93. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  94. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  95. ease
    freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
  96. enjoyment
    act of receiving pleasure from something
  97. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  98. indignation
    a feeling of righteous anger
  99. dotage
    mental infirmity as a consequence of old age
  100. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  101. usurper
    one who wrongfully seizes and holds the place of another
  102. improvident
    not supplying something useful for the future
  103. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  104. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  105. negligence
    failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person
  106. malversation
    misconduct in public office
  107. unremitting
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  108. vigilance
    the process of paying close and continuous attention
  109. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  110. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  111. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  112. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  113. vigor
    forceful exertion
  114. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  115. benumb
    make numb or insensitive
  116. effeminate
    lacking traits typically associated with men or masculinity
  117. active
    characterized by energetic movement
  118. hardy
    having rugged physical strength
  119. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  120. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  121. disapprobation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  122. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  123. gaiety
    a joyful feeling
  124. humor
    a message that has the power to evoke laughter
  125. mirth
    great merriment
  126. chastity
    abstaining from sexual relations
  127. indecency
    the quality of being morally offensive or shocking
  128. indulgence
    the act of gratifying a desire
  129. excuse
    a defense of some offensive behavior
  130. pardon
    accept an excuse for
  131. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  132. proselyte
    a new convert, especially to a religion
  133. veneration
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  134. profligacy
    the trait of spending extravagantly
  135. execration
    hate coupled with disgust
  136. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  137. doge
    formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
  138. burgomaster
    a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
  139. perquisite
    an incidental benefit for certain types of employment
  140. vexation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
Created on Fri Jan 31 14:07:04 EST 2020 (updated Wed Mar 25 13:34:28 EDT 2020)

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