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 |
|---|---|
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |