14-06-2014 Saturday 6.59 am 1. Aristocrat and Aristocrasy An aristocrat is someone from the ruling class, usually those with nobility, money, or both Aristocrasy is the highest social class in some countries: the people who have special titles (such as duke and duchess). Sentence from Time:- British Baroness’s Frugal Living Guide,Yes, even wealthy aristocrats can be total cheapskates. And proud of it! Cheapskate [Miserly person] 2.Provocative Arousing anger, annoying, causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately. Sentence :- Articles of Jung are often provocative Synonyms :-Annoying, Exasperating, Irritating, Infuriating, Provoking, Maddening 3.Tightwad a mean or miserly person. he is a notorious tightwad Paragraph from TIME While it may make news that someone so wealthy is simultaneously so frugal, Lady Rawlings is hardly the only person of means to be an unabashed tightwad. Fellow countrywoman the Queen Mother was supposedly too cheap to buy a TV for her Scottish castle, and she refused to replace raincoats that were nearly 30 years old. The frugal tendencies of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles have also occasionally been on display, especially during the tough recession years, when buffets replaced banquets (the horror!). [ BANQUET- an elaborate and formal evening meal for many people 4.Chronicle Record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way, Report, a chronological record of events; a history, historical record or register of facts or events arranged in the order in which they happened; a narrative; history Sentence To make a chronicle of your story, you must write as a script. The author Thomas J. Stanley has long chronicled the habits of the wealthy, and while the huddled masses may assume rich folks live wildly extravagant, spend-spend-spend lives, the truth is often just the opposite Note {Don’t get confused b/w chronic and chronicle, chronic is term used for long established, as a disease like the doctors were finally able to attribute his chronic headaches and nausea to traces of formaldehyde gas in his apartment) 5 Affluent adjective (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy. the affluent societies of the western world Synonyms: wealthy, Rich, Prosperous, Opulent, Well off Para taken from magazine Other studies have found that affluent people tend to use coupons more than those in poverty, and that rich people don’t buy on impulse and prefer quality over prestige in products, among other somewhat surprising habits.
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