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 |
|---|---|
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |