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 |
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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 |