GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |