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
ancillarysubordinate
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
zealota zealous person
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with
spoofdeceive
condescendto assume an air of superiority