GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| noisome | noxious |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| retiring | reserved |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |