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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hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
violate | break |
bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |