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 |
|---|---|
| natal | native |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| compulsive | having power to compel |