2B 1. Would the results to the taxpayers in the Cesarini case be different if, instead of discovering $4,467 in old currency the piano, they discovered that the piano, a Steinway, was the first Steinway piano ever built and it is worth $500,000? Yes; Cesarini articulates the tax consequences of fin...
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quantitative relating to quantity; measurable
nonchalant indifferent, calm, and unconcerned
promiscuous demonstrating or applying and undiscriminating or unselective approach
anthropomorphism attributing human characteristics to non humans
feign pretend something, invent something
assuage relieve something unpleasant
futile in vein, having no useful result
sanguine confident; cheerfully optimistic
philanthropy desire to benefit humanity
misogyny hatred of women
avarice greed for wealth
gentility refinement; upper class status
pragmatism practical way of thinking about results
progeny offspring; something resulting
posit put something forward
condescension snobby and pretentious manner
pedantic too concerned with formal rules and details
polemic passionate argument, often controversial
sardonic disdainfully mocking
provocative making people angry or excited, sexually arousing
candid candor-honest; directness
modulated alter something to make less strong
expunge get rid of something completely
erudite very knowledgeable through study
antecedent something coming before; word that subsequent word refers to
parallelism deliberate repetition of words or sentence structure for effect
metonymy a figure of speech in which an attribute is used to represent the whole thing
engender create or arise; have offspring
genesisbeginning
warrant authorization to do something
cogent rationally persuasive
cynicism belief that people are insincere
empathy vicarious understanding of another's feelings; especially due to similar or shared
experience
antipathy strongly negative feeling
ambivalence conflict of ideas or attitudes; uncertainty
colloquial informal speech
didactic a message with an instructive purpose
synesthesia the concurrent response of two or more of the senses to the stimulation of one
prescience advance knowledge of things
lugubrious gloomy, mournful; especially to an excessive degree
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