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rich in English:

1. wealthy wealthy


During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash.
Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
The industrialist found a wealthy financier to help him weather the storm which was inevitable.
If it had not been for civil war, they would be wealthy now.
very wealthy people
Wealthy immigrants from China are happy to pay stratospherical prices for homes in Vancouver.
In ancient Rome, the bodyguards who surrounded the wealthy and powerful to protect them when they walked the streets, were called satellites.
Chris is very attractive and wealthy, but not very modest.
Certainly, Aunt Wealthy was no slave to fashion.
The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders.
Judging from those facts, Mr Mori must be a wealthy person.
wealthy, wealthier, the wealthiest
With their natural resources they are potentially a very wealthy country.
He left as a poor, working class boy and returned as a wealthy man.
The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.

English word "rich"(wealthy) occurs in sets:

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2. poor poor


I'm poor.
His lackadaisical attitude to studying explains his poor grades.
Once upon a time, there lived a poor man and a rich woman.
Your poor memory is due to poor listening habits.
Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
Such an economic program will help the rich at the expense of the poor.
It makes no difference to me whether you are rich or poor.
Poor Japanese immigrants were willing to work for low pay.
Something you should know about me is that my greatest fear in life is that people will find out that I'm poor.
He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver.
Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.
A poor school record will count against you when you look for a job.
Young people are often poor judges of their own abilities.
Blindness is responsible for a staggering toll of poor health, suffering, and loss of dignity and diminution in the quality of lives of people worldwide.
Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.

English word "rich"(poor) occurs in sets:

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3. affluent affluent


The Astors are an affluent family.
Some of the houses in this affluent neighbourhood cost millions of pounds.
They live in a very affluent neighbourhood.
This is an affluent part of the city, houses are really expensive hear.
What I have in mind is how much worse things might’ve been if I weren’t affluent.
affluent families/neighbourhoods
Most people would say that Britain is an affluent society, particularly compared to third world countries.
someone who is affluent is very rich
In the 1980s the highest rates were found in affluent countries.
This is probably done more easily by affluent regions than by those less well-off.
The dictator enjoyed an affluent lifestyle while all around him the people were starving.
affluent society
Edward comes from a very affluent family.
He's an affluent businessman.
In an affluent society most people have a high standard of living.

English word "rich"(affluent) occurs in sets:

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