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  • 21generosity — noun 1) the generosity of our host Syn: liberality, lavishness, magnanimity, munificence, openhandedness, free handedness, unselfishness; kindness, benevolence, altruism, charity, big heartedness, goodness; literary bounteousness 2) the… …

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  • 22high life — noun excessive spending • Syn: ↑extravagance, ↑prodigality, ↑lavishness, ↑highlife • Derivationally related forms: ↑lavish (for: ↑lavishness), ↑ …

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  • 23highlife — noun excessive spending • Syn: ↑extravagance, ↑prodigality, ↑lavishness, ↑high life • Derivationally related forms: ↑lavish (for: ↑lavishness), ↑ …

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  • 24prodigality — noun 1. the trait of spending extravagantly • Syn: ↑extravagance, ↑profligacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑extravagant (for: ↑extravagance), ↑prodigal …

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  • 25sumptuosity — noun the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • Syn: ↑lavishness, ↑luxury, ↑sumptuousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sumptuous (for: ↑sumptuousness), ↑sumptuous, ↑ …

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  • 26sumptuousness — noun 1. the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • Syn: ↑lavishness, ↑luxury, ↑sumptuosity • Derivationally related forms: ↑sumptuous, ↑sumptuous (for: ↑sumptuosity) …

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  • 27Economies — economy e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village …

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  • 28economy — e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village, E.… …

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  • 29Extravagance — Ex*trav a*gance, n. [Cf. F. extravagance. See {Extravagant}, and cf. {Extravaganza}.] 1. A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course, or limit. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or… …

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  • 30Political economy — economy e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village …

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