GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
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| predilection | an established preference for something |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
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