ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What term describes a wasteful person or thing?
A
Sullen
B
Wrathful
C
Waster
D
Sinner
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift. recklessly wasteful. pound-foolish.

Detailed explanation-2: -/ˈweɪst.fəl/ using something in a careless way and causing some of it to be wasted: It’s wasteful the way you throw so much food away!

Detailed explanation-3: -misuse, debris, rubbish, scrap, trash, blow, consume, deplete, dissipate, divert, drain, exhaust, lavish, lose, squander, undermine, reduce, spoil, decay, desolation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definitions of wasting. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease. synonyms: cachexia, cachexy. type of: debility, feebleness, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism.

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