GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |