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 |
|---|---|
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |