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affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
ambition |
a strong desire to become famous, rich, or to reach a goal. [1/2 definitions] |
billionaire |
A billionaire is a very rich person. A billionaire has money and valuable things that are worth, altogether, one billion dollars or more. |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth |
born to rich parents. |
brownie |
a small square of chocolate cake that is rich and chewy. [1/3 definitions] |
comparative |
"Comparative" is a word in grammar. It is used to describe forms of adjectives or adverbs that show that they are comparing things. For example, the word "richer" is a comparative form of the word "rich." If one person is richer than another, the first person has more money than the other. Some other comparative forms are "better," "worse," bigger," "longer," and "heavier." [1/2 definitions] |
elegant |
fine or rich in quality. |
emerald |
a rich dark or yellowish green color. [1/2 definitions] |
happen |
If an accident happened last night, it means that there was an accident last night. If there was a storm last night, we might say that a storm happened last night. Things like breaking a leg, getting sick, becoming rich, or winning a prize are some of the many things that happen in people's lives. [1/3 definitions] |
ice cream |
a rich, sweet, frozen food made by mixing cream and milk products. Ice cream is made in many different flavors. |
lush |
rich, abundant, or fancy. [1/2 definitions] |
mahogany |
a rich, reddish brown color. [1/3 definitions] |
mansion |
A mansion is a large home that looks as if very rich or important people live there. The President of the United States lives in a mansion called the White House. |
mellow |
rich and not bitter from being aged. [1/5 definitions] |
middle class |
the class of people between the rich and the poor. |
ought |
If you think that rich people ought to help poor people, it means that you think that helping poor people is the right thing for rich people to do. If you feel that you ought to always tell the truth, it means that you feel that you should always tell the truth. You feel it is the correct or best way to act. [1/4 definitions] |
prosperity |
When there is prosperity, people have enough food to eat and a place to live and other good things. There is enough work for people to do and some people even get rich. Prosperity is when things are going successfully. |
resonance |
the quality of having a full, rich, long-lasting sound, or having an echoing sound. |
rich |
When someone is rich, they have a lot of money or valuable things. When someone is rich, they can buy many things. [5 definitions] |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia is a country on the continent of Asia. It is in a part of the world called the Middle East. Some of its neighbors are Yemen, Kuwait, and Iraq. The country of Saudi Arabia lies between two large bodies of water called the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Much of Saudi Arabia is desert, but it is rich in oil. People in Saudi Arabia speak Arabic, and they are ruled by a king. |
success |
having become rich or famous. [1/3 definitions] |
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