In the passage about Nani in the Ahmed household, what does the word ‘frugal’ most nearly mean?
Read the passage: Nani, as everyone in the Ahmed household calls their grandmother, has always been frugal. She saves rubber bands from vegetable bundles, turns old saris into quilts and keeps a tin of buttons cut from worn-out shirts. When the family's ceiling fan stopped working, she refused to let her grandson buy a new one until a local mechanic had tried to repair it, which he did for a small fee. Her habits once embarrassed her grandchildren, who thought them old-fashioned. Recently, however, her granddaughter Mehreen studied environmental science at college and came home declaring that Nani had been practising 'reduce, reuse and recycle' long before anyone had invented the slogan.
Correct answer D. Careful to avoid waste and unnecessary spending
Saving rubber bands, reusing old saris and repairing the fan instead of buying a new one show that frugal means careful not to waste money or materials.
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