quotation: Henry David Thoreau (above morality by points)

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Discuss

word: recalcitrant

recalcitrant 

Definition:	(adjective) Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance.
Synonyms:	refractory
Usage:	Neither could he mobilize his army to go forth to war, nor could he punish his recalcitrant subjects. Discuss.

AFFORDABLE

af·ford·a·ble  (-fôrd-bl, -fr-) adj. That can be afforded: affordable housing; an affordable risk. af·forda·bili·ty n. af·forda·bly adv.

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af•ford•a•ble (əˈfɔr də bəl, əˈfoʊr-) 

adj.

considered to be within one’s financial means.

[1865–70]

af•ford`a•bil′i•ty, n.

af•ford′a•bly, adv.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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affordable – that you have the financial means for; “low-cost housing” low-cost, low-priced cheap, inexpensive – relatively low in price or charging low prices; “it would have been cheap at twice the price”; “inexpensive family restaurants”

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affordable

adjective inexpensive, fair, cheap, reasonable, moderate, modest, low-price, low-cost, economicalbeautiful clothes at affordable prices
inexpensive dear, expensive, costly, exorbitant, prohibitively expensive, unaffordable, uneconomical, beyond your means

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