ESL Pathways Frontiers Lesson 28 Hetty Robinson

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  1. stingy
    unwilling to spend
    • If you were wealthy would you be stingy or generous?
  2. amputate
    remove surgically
    The boy did not receive medical treatment, and a few years later his leg was amputated.
  3. finances
    assets in the form of money
    Although they were both millionaires, Hetty insisted that they keep their finances separate.
  4. focused
    brought into sharp clarity
    She attended private schools and her childhood education focused on business.
  5. competitor
    the contestant you hope to defeat
    She learned from her father how to deal with competitors and how to protect family interests.
  6. wealth
    property that has economic value
    When her brother died as a baby, Hetty became the sole heir of her family’s wealth.
  7. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
    Hetty became a shrewd investor and financer.
  8. heir
    a person entitled by law to inherit the estate of another
    When her brother died as a baby, Hetty became the sole heir of her family’s wealth.
  9. bond
    a connection that fastens things together
    She bought government bonds and railroad stocks.
  10. acquired
    gotten through environmental forces
    She had acquired a large amount of money and it made her the richest woman in America at that time.
  11. sole
    the underside of the foot
    When her brother died as a baby, Hetty became the sole heir of her family’s wealth.
  12. refuse
    show unwillingness towards
    Hetty refused and took her son home.
  13. estimate
    judge tentatively
    Estimates of her net worth are around $100-200 million.
  14. recognize
    perceive to be something or something you can identify
    The doctors recognized her and asked for money.
  15. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
    Although they were both millionaires, Hetty insisted that they keep their finances separate.
Created on Sat Oct 24 17:46:20 EDT 2020

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