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
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
incarcerateto put in prison
diversediffering from one another : unlike
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
stiltedpompous