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 |
|---|---|
| ancillary | subordinate |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| spoof | deceive |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |