GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |