A student wrote the following sentence:

Because of her coming vacation, Aunt Betsy was quite frugal with any extra money she had. Which option from the thesaurus makes the best replacement for frugal? (A) Extravagant: spending more than necessary

(B) Greedy: marked by a selfish desire

(C) Shabby: ungenerous; unfair

(D) Thrifty: given to good management of money

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Luca Horton

9 October, 03:27

A student wrote the following sentence:

Because of her coming vacation, Aunt Betsy was quite frugal with any extra money she had. Which option from the thesaurus makes the best replacement for frugal? (A) Extravagant: spending more than necessary

(B) Greedy: marked by a selfish desire

(C) Shabby: ungenerous; unfair

(D) Thrifty: given to good management of money

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Irvin Kane · Answer 1

I think answer D Thrifty fits the sentence the best. The definition of frugal in this context, according to the Cambridge dictionary is "careful when using money" so A and B are completely wrong. C doesn't seem to fit the context quite well so D it is