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 |
|---|---|
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| append | attach |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |