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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |