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 |
|---|---|
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |