GRE Word List

PRODIGAL

characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish

The meaning of the word prodigal is characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish.

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WordMeaning
denotationan act or process of denoting
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
juntaa council or committee for political or governmental purposes