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
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel