GRE Word List

PRODIGIOUS

causing amazement or wonder

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

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hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
debonairsuave
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
marginthe part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
effeteno longer fertile