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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| stilted | pompous |