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 |
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affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
wastrel | vagabond |
vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
procurement | the act or process of procuring |