GRE Word List

PRODIGIOUS

causing amazement or wonder

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

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WordMeaning
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
mercurialof, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
clownfarmer
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
inertlacking the power to move
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes