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
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
weirdof strange or extraordinary character : odd
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end