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 |
|---|---|
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |