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  • 91prodigal — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lavish, extravagant, squandering; see wasteful . See Synonym Study at profuse . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [PROD uh gul] extremely wasteful or extravagant. Joe s prodigal grandson spent his… …

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  • 92too-generous — adjective very generous distributed gifts with a lavish hand the critics were lavish in their praise a munificent gift his father gave him a half dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent prodigal praise unsparing generosity… …

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  • 93pro|fuse´ness — pro|fuse «pruh FYOOS», adjective. 1. very abundant: »profuse thanks. 2. spending or giving freely; lavish; extravagant: »a profuse spender. ╂[< Latin profūsus poured forth, past participle of profundere < prō forth + fundere to pour]… …

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  • 94pro|fuse´ly — pro|fuse «pruh FYOOS», adjective. 1. very abundant: »profuse thanks. 2. spending or giving freely; lavish; extravagant: »a profuse spender. ╂[< Latin profūsus poured forth, past participle of profundere < prō forth + fundere to pour]… …

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  • 95pro|fuse — «pruh FYOOS», adjective. 1. very abundant: »profuse thanks. 2. spending or giving freely; lavish; extravagant: »a profuse spender. ╂[< Latin profūsus poured forth, past participle of profundere < prō forth + fundere to pour] –pro|fuse´ly,… …

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  • 96profuse — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin profusus, past participle of profundere to pour forth, from pro forth + fundere to pour more at found Date: 15th century 1. pouring forth liberally ; extravagant < profuse in their thanks > 2.&#8230; …

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  • 97Trimalchio — is a character in the Roman novel The Satyricon by Petronius. He plays a part only in the section entitled Cena Trimalchionis (The Banquet of Trimalchio). Trimalchio is a freedman who through hard work and perseverance has attained power and&#8230; …

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  • 98Cymbeline — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see Cymbeline (disambiguation). Imogen in her bed chamber where Iachimo witnesses the mole under her breast. Illustrated by Wilhelm Ferdinand Souchon in 1872 Cymbeline ( …

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  • 99Rudolph Valentino — Infobox Actor name = Rudolph Valentino imagesize = 170px birthname = Rodolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d Antonguolla birthdate = birth date|1895|5|6|mf=y birthplace = Castellaneta, Italy deathdate = death date and&#8230; …

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  • 100Louis XV of France — Infobox French Royalty|monarch name=Louis XV title=King of France and Navarre caption=Louis XV by Hyacinthe Rigaud (1730) reign=1 September 1715 ndash; 10 May 1774 coronation=25 October 1722, Reims titles= HM The King HRH The Dauphin of Viennois&#8230; …

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