Multiple choice

Directions: Choose appropriate meaning of the words in bold as per their contextual use.

The profligate son spent most of his time drinking and socializing with his friends.

  1. wasteful

  2. spendthrift

  3. wayward

  4. magnanimous

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Profligate means wasteful or spending money recklessly. In the context, the son wastes time and money on drinking and socializing. Spendthrift is similar but refers to someone who spends wastefully, while wasteful directly captures profligate's meaning of reckless extravagance.