GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
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| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
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