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 |
|---|---|
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| cryptic | secret |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| progeny | descendants |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |