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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WordMeaning
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
depravitya corrupt act or practice
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
rhapsodya portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation
nomenclaturename
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
demeritoffense
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)