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 |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| unsavory | insipid |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |