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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indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
reprisal | a retaliatory act |