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Worth a lot of money

valuable

adjective

worth a lot of money

precious

adjective

worth a lot of money

priceless

adjective

very valuable and impossible to replace

irreplaceable

adjective

valuable or rare and impossible to replace if used, lost, or destroyed

rich

adjective

worth a lot of money, or bringing a lot of money

antique

adjective

old and valuable

prized

adjective

considered to be very important or valuable

treasured

adjective

very valuable or important to you

gilt-edged

adjective

used about other things that are very valuable or reliable

like gold dust

very valuable or difficult to get because a lot of people want it

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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