ACQUISITIVE


 * ACQUISITIVE** ( adj.)   definition: able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with aqcuiring wealth or property

__Here's a way to remember the definition__!: someone who is **__AQUI-__**sitive wants to **__AQCUI-__**re wealth and property. //__SYNONYMS__: greedy, grasping, avaricoius, retentive// // __ANTONYMS__: altruistic, unretentive // //you might ask, what does altruistic mean? altruistic means unselfish and selfless﻿//

*Note*: within the definition of acquisitive, there are two slightly different meanings; aquisitive can be used to mean retentive, but it also can be used to mean greedy and avaricious.

Towards the end of the memoir, Ishmael travels to New York, hoping to speak to an __**aqcuisitive**__ audience that would listen retentively to his compelling story and wake up to the problems facing Sierra Leone.

America is an **__acquisitive__** society of consumerism that focuses entirely on wealth, buying, selling, and owning property. This picture represents our materialistic, greedy, and **acquisitive** society.

Here is another picture that represents our __**acquisitive**__ society:

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