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 |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |