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 |
|---|---|
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| nomenclature | name |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| demerit | offense |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |