Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “Frugality”?

Frugality means careful saving; thrift.

• Correct answer - thrift: it has the same meaning as Frugality.
• extravagance: wasteful spending - wrong, it does not mean the same as Frugality.
• resentment: bitterness at unfair treatment - wrong, it does not mean the same as Frugality.
• ripening: becoming ripe - wrong, it does not mean the same as Frugality.