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 |
|---|---|
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |