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When you are acquisitive, you are driven to pursue and own wealth and possessions—often in a greedy fashion.

An affable person is pleasant, friendly, and easy to talk to.

Avarice is the extremely strong desire to have a lot of money and possessions.

A benefaction is a charitable contribution of money or assistance that someone gives to a person or organization.

Someone who is benevolent wishes others well, often by being kind, filled with goodwill, and charitable towards them.

Bigotry is the expression of strong and unreasonable opinions without accepting or tolerating opposing views.

Bonhomie is a friendly feeling among a group of people.

Someone who is cantankerous is bad-tempered and always finds things to complain about.

A cavalier person does not seem to care about rules, principles, or other people’s feelings, no matter how dire or serious a situation may be.

A chivalrous man behaves in a polite, kind, generous, and honorable way, especially towards women.

Someone who is churlish is impolite and unfriendly, especially towards another who has done nothing to deserve ill-treatment.

If someone is granted clemency, they are punished less severely than they could have been—they have been shown mercy.

If someone is complaisant, they are willing to please others and do what they want without complaining.

Someone who possesses conceit has excessive self-pride—and thus thinks too highly of their abilities.

A congenial person, place, or environment is pleasant, friendly, and enjoyable.

If you covet something that someone else has, you have a strong desire to have it for yourself.

A demagogue is someone, usually a political leader, who tries to influence people by making emotional speeches rather than using reasonable arguments.

Depravity is behavior that is immoral, corrupt, or evil.

Someone who is dour is serious, stubborn, and unfriendly; they can also be gloomy.

Draconian rules and laws are extremely strict and harsh.

An egotistical person thinks about or is concerned with no one else other than themself.

If you refer to the enormity of a situation, problem, or event, you mean that it is very evil or morally offensive; this word has nothing to do with physical size.

A humanitarian response to a crisis is one that focuses on the well-being and care of people in need.

If you are indifferent about something, you are uninterested or neutral about it, not caring either in a positive or negative way.

An infamous person has a very bad reputation because they have done disgraceful or dishonorable things.

Iniquity is an immoral act, wickedness, or evil.

Largess is the generous act of giving money or presents to a large number of people.

If someone exhibits magnanimity towards another, they show them kindness and noble generosity, especially after defeating them in battle or after having been treated badly by them.

Something or someone that is maleficent deliberately tries to cause harm or evil.

A mercenary person is one whose sole interest is earning money.

A misanthrope is someone who hates and mistrusts people.

A munificent person is extremely generous, especially with money.

Narcissism is the habit of always thinking about yourself and constantly admiring your own appearance or qualities.

Someone who is obliging is very helpful towards other people, being eager to do them favors or offer them assistance.

Philanthropy is unselfish support in the form of donating money, work, or gifts to positive social purposes; philanthropy is also overall love for humans in general.

If you say that you’ve received a pittance, you mean that you received a small amount of something—and you know that you deserved more.

If you are pompous, you think that you are better than other people; therefore, you tend to show off and be highly egocentric.

If you describe a person’s behavior as rapacious, you disapprove of them because they always want more money, goods, or possessions than they really need.

A recluse is someone who chooses to live alone and deliberately avoids other people.

A ruthless person shows no pity or mercy to an opponent.

A troglodyte also refers to prehistoric peoples who once lived in caves.

A truculent person is bad-tempered, easily annoyed, and prone to arguing excessively.

If you are vainglorious, you are very proud of yourself and let other people know about it.

Someone who is venal is dishonest, corrupt, and ready to do anything for money.

A vicious person is corrupt, violent, aggressive, and highly immoral.