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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rant | speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech; Ex. The priest ranted about the devil. |
| rapport | close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony |
| purge | remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify (esp. of sin, guilt, or defilement); N. |
| inamorata | woman whom a man loves |
| inordinate | beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands |
| asylum | place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political) |
| lascivious | lustful |
| plebiscite | direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue) |
| cessation | stoppage |
| lagoon | shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs |