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 |
|---|---|
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |