GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory
The meaning of the word prodigious is enormous; marvelous; extraordinary; Ex. prodigious amount/memory.
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beatitude | blessedness; state of great happiness |
mollycoddle | pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively |
ebullient | showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling |
benefactor | gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose |
blurt | utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement |
vigilante | one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers |
parasite | animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside |
effectuate | effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation |
retain | keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor); N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor |
forsake | desert; abandon; renounce |