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 |
|---|---|
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| docile | easily taught |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |