GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |