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 |
|---|---|
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |