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 |
|---|---|
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| fluke | flatfish |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |