Vocab&Violence

Choose all synonyms of the following word: "to squander".

• to fritter away

• to be strapped for cash

• to waste

• to increase

Choose synonyms among these options.

• intrinsic

• inherent

• tight

• poverty-stricken

Which can be an adjective? (Verbs are given without to, nouns without articles)

• influx

• poverty-stricken

• inhibit

• novel

Mark made a __________ from his bank account yesterday.

Mark was _________ to make ends meet, so he lived very poorly.

Mark met Lydia, who was ________ rich and helped him with money.

Choose what to put in the blank: Lydia ... selling children.

• had gone broke

• had reverted to

• had made a fortune

• had splashed out on

As a rich person, Lydia helps Mark reach ... through means that certainly don't involve violence.

• the breadline

• resilience

• financial stability

• emotional equilibrium

After meeting Lydia, Mark became wealthy and was now able to ... money on pretty things he didn't need.

• squander

• live beyond his means

• splash out on

• inhibit

Even though Lydia didn't like Mark spending that much money, she married him, and they became a couple that never experienced ... at all.

• wealth

• novelty

• inequality

• financial strain