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 |
|---|---|
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |