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 |
|---|---|
| retribution | recompense |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |