GRE Word List

PRODIGIOUS

causing amazement or wonder

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

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WordMeaning
catholicroman catholic
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
emollientmaking soft or supple
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself