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 |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| headlong | headfirst |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |