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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evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
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promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
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tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
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