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
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
quietudea quiet state : repose
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness