✅ Wasteful describes something that is done in a way that causes waste, particularly of money, time, or materials (wasteful manufacturing methods).

✅ Careless describes something that is done without paying proper attention or taking care (a careless approach to chores).

✅ Careless and wasteful don’t mean exactly the same thing, but something done in a careless way often wastes resources or time (She was wasteful because she was careless about what groceries she purchased).

✅ Wasteful also often suggests that if you were more careful, you might waste less (He was careless and had to buy a new sweater after shrinking the first one, which was wasteful).

✅ Scope refers to the extent or range of something (It was outside the scope of my responsibilities).

✅ Purview refers to the range of someone’s authority or control (These kinds of complaints are within my colleague’s purview).

✅ Both of these terms refer to the range of someone’s control, influence, or authority.

✅ Scope is used more widely than purview (The scope of the documentary was limited; Plant care is my purview).

✅ A bookworm is a person who is often reading or studying, especially someone who loves and enjoys books (I take a book with me everywhere, I’m such a bookworm).

✅ A bibliophile is a person who loves books, particularly a person who collects books (As a bibliophile, I like to find as many editions of my favorite books as I can).

✅ Bookworm and bibliophile both refer to people who love books and reading.

✅ Bookworm is a more informal word and can describe someone who loves or spends a lot of time studying rather than a person who reads for pleasure.