week 16 altruistic: -Were his motives entirely altruistic? amorous: -She resisted his amorous advances.

-He was always boasting about his antithesis: -This is not democratic. It is the antithesis of democracy. bulwark: -a bulwark against dictatorship cache: -a cache of explosives -a large arms cache amorous adventures.

-cache memory cupidity: -the cupidity of some businessmen cursory: -Even a cursory glance at the figures will tell you that sales are down. -a cursory examination of the evidence embellish: -The dress was embellished with gold threads. -She gave an embellished account of what had happened. frugal: -As children we were taught to be frugal and hard-working. -He led a remarkably frugal existence. -a frugal breakfast

habitat: -watching monkeys in their natural habitat -The grassland is an important habitat for many wild flowers. indigenous: -Blueberries are indigenous to America. -the many indigenous cultures which existed in Siberia progeny: -Sarah with her numerous progeny -Connolly's book is the progeny of an earlier TV series. prolific: -Handel's prolific output of opera -the most prolific goalscorer this decade -the prolific bird life saturate: -Water poured through the hole, saturating the carpet. -Our culture is saturated with television and advertising. -Choose a type of spread that's lower in saturates than butter. sedentary: -health problems caused by our sedentary lifestyles -a sedentary people living north of the Danube temerity: -He actually had the temerity to tell her to lose weight.