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
adjurationa solemn oath
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
magnatea person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
condescendto assume an air of superiority
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression