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111talent — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, show (a) talent 2) to cultivate, develop a talent 3) to squander one s talent(s) 4) (a) mediocre; outstanding talent 5) (a) natural talent 6) the talent to + inf. (she has the talent to go far) 7) (a) talent for (a… …
112throw away — v. (D; tr.) ( to squander ) to throw away on (to throw away one s money on gambling) * * * [ θrəʊə weɪ] (D; tr.) ( to squander ) to throw away on (to throw away one s money on gambling) …
113wealth — n. abundance of material possessions 1) to accumulate, acquire, amass, attain wealth 2) to dissipate, squander wealth 3) to flaunt one s wealth 4) fabulous, untold; hereditary wealth abundance of resources 5) mineral; natural wealth (the natural… …
114accumulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. amass, gather; aggregate, collect, hoard, bank; pile up. See acquisition, assemblage, store.Ant., dissipate, squander. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To amass] Syn. gather, collect, amass, mass, hoard, get… …
115fritter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. squander, waste, dissipate. n. battercake (see food). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. friedcake, beignet, batter cake; see pancake . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. waste, squander, *blow, spend,… …
116save — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rescue, deliver, preserve, salvage, safeguard; store, lay up, keep, hoard; redeem, convert; spare, avoid; economize, conserve. See preservation, piety. prep. saving, except[ing], barring, but,… …
117scrimp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. curtail, limit, pinch, tighten, reduce; economize, skimp, stint, save, niggardize. See economy, parsimony. Ant., squander, spend. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conserve, cut corners, pinch pennies, pinch,… …
118skimp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scrimp, stinge, stint; economize. See economy, neglect. Ant., spend, squander. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. scamp, slight, scrimp, pinch, pennies, cut corners; see also sacrifice 2 , save 3 . III (Roget s… …
119Waste — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Waste >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 consumption consumption expenditure exhaustion Sgm: N 1 dispersion dispersion &c. 73 Sgm: N 1 ebb ebb Sgm: N 1 leakage leakage &c.(exudation) 295 …
120Prodigality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Prodigality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prodigality prodigality prodigence| Sgm: N 1 unthriftiness unthriftiness waste Sgm: N 1 profusion profusion profuseness Sgm: N 1 extravagance extravagance Sgm: N …
