Frugal, Famished, Gullible, Indolent - Advanced vocabulary

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Frugal (adj.)

/ˈfruːɡəl/

Synonyms: Thrifty, economical, sparing

Meaning: Careful to buy only what is necessary.

Common collocations: frugal lifestyle, frugal habits, frugal spender, frugal meal

Example sentence: Dan was very frugal, and would often use a tea bag three or four times over.

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Famished (adj.)

/ˈfæmɪʃt/

Synonyms: Hungry, starving, ravenous

Meaning: Extremely hungry.

Common collocations: famished appetite, famished feeling, famished state

Example sentence: What's for dinner? I'm absolutely famished.

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Gullible (adj.)

/ˈɡʌlɪb(ə)l/

Synonyms: Naive, unskeptical, trusting

Meaning: Easily deceived or tricked because of being too trusting or naive.

Common collocations: gullible person, gullible nature, gullible belief

Example sentence: How can you be so gullible! He isn't telling you the truth!

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Indolent (adj.)

/ˈɪndələnt/

Synonyms: Lazy, idle, sluggish

Meaning: Showing no real interest or effort.

Common collocations: indolent behavior, indolent attitude, indolent lifestyle

Example sentence: Despite having many responsibilities, he remained indolent, spending most of his days doing nothing.

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