GRE Word List

PRODIGIOUS

causing amazement or wonder

The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.

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glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
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friezea heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
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