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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| slew | a large number |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |