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 |
|---|---|
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
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