Question

    Choose the word that roughly means the same as the word highlighted in the sentence.

    She was by no means a person who wasted money , but

    somehow all the money disappeared anyway.
    A spendthrift Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B miser Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C selfish Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D frugal Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Spendthrift- someone who spends a lot of money in a way that wastes it. Miser- someone who has a strong wish to have money and hates to spend it. Selfish- Someone who is selfish only thinks of their own advantage. Frugal- careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount.

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