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 |
|---|---|
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |