GRE Word List

PRODIGIOUS

causing amazement or wonder

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

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WordMeaning
deputizeto appoint as deputy
tawnyof the color tawny
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
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decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent