GRE Word List

PRODIGIOUS

causing amazement or wonder

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

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memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
purveyorone that purveys
portlydignified
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning