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  • 31Prodigal — Prod i*gal, a. [L. prodigus, from prodigere to drive forth, to squander away; pro forward, forth + agere to drive; cf. F. prodigue. See {Agent}. ] Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or… …

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  • 32Squander — Squan der, n. The act of squandering; waste. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33Squander — Squan der, v. i. 1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful. [1913 Webster] They often squandered, but they never gave. Savage. [1913 Webster] 2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.] [1913 Webster] The wise man s folly is anatomized Even by… …

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  • 34Squanderingly — Squan der*ing*ly, adv. In a squandering manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 35Waste — Waste, n. [OE. waste; cf. the kindred AS. w[=e]sten, OHG. w[=o]st[=i], wuost[=i], G. w[ u]ste. See {Waste}, a. & v.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or… …

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  • 36Galba — Infobox Emperor name = Galba title = Emperor of the Roman Empire full name = Servius Sulpicius Galba caption = Coin featuring Galba reign = 8 June, 68 – 15 January, 69 predecessor = Nero successor = Otho spouse 1 = Poppea Sabina spouse 2 =… …

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  • 38Mary of Hungary — For the Habsburg consort of Louis II of Hungary, later Regent of the Netherlands, see Mary of Austria (1505 1558) Infobox Monarch name=Mary title=Queen regnant of Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia caption= date of birth=1371 place of birth= date of… …

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  • 39Samuel Beckett — Infobox Writer name = Samuel Beckett caption = Louis le Brocquy, Image of Samuel Beckett (detail), 1979, oil on canvas, 80 x 80 cm pseudonym = Andrew Belis ( Recent Irish Poetry ) [ [http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/online/beckett/career/begi… …

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  • 40Sergei Prokofiev — Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev ( ru. Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев, Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev ) (OldStyleDate|27 April|1891|15 April 5 March 1953 [While Prokofiev himself believed 23 April to be his birth date, the posthumous discovery of his birth… …

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