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 |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| cipher | zero |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |