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 |
|---|---|
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |