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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| irate | roused to ire |