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Prodigal

/prˈɑdɪɡəl/
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(adj) Wastefully extravagant.

The chariest maid is prodigal enough if she unmask her beauty to the moon.
The prodigal son returned home.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ son returned home after years of reckless spending and was welcomed back by his father.

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