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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| deify | to make a god of |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |