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 |
|---|---|
| diva | prima donna |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| warranted | sanction |
| overweening | arrogant |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |