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 |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| malediction | curse |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| verdant | green in tint or color |