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Salma: refute, amass, affluent, indigent, altruistic


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Salma Hayek refutes the claim made by Fortune that she has amassed $100 million, which would make her the second most affluent Latin American woman in Hollywood. She emphasizes that this amount is "very, very far from reality" and that it bothers her to be grouped with millionaires when so many people are indigent and dying of hunger. She explains that if she were that wealthy, she would be "doing more things on an altruistic level."

refute - (verb) to deny the accuracy of; to prove to be false

amass - (verb) to collect or accumulate a large quantity of something (often something valuable)

affluent - (adjective) rich; wealthy

indigent - (adjective) poor; in need of help

altruistic - (adjective) unselfishly concerned about the welfare of others

Brad and Angelina: magnanimous, ulterior, altruistic


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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reportedly signed a deal with a magazine for the first pictures of their new baby. True to form, the magnanimous couple has an unselfish ulterior motive for this agreement.

Brad and Angelina's altruistic plan for the $5 million they will receive for the pictures is to donate the money to UNICEF.

magnanimous - (adjective) generous

ulterior - (adjective) going beyond what is openly said or shown

altruistic - (adjective) unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others

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