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Friday, September 30, 2011

23. Profligate

Barron's online cover story, September 19, 2011, "Goodbye, Family Fortune" by Michelle Slatalla addresses the issue of the super-rich squandering their inheritances. She wrote,

"But in some families, education may not be enough to prevent profligate heirs from spending every penny.

What is the meaning of profligate?
 
Profligate: shamelessly immoral; licentious
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