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 |
|---|---|
| beatitude | blessedness; state of great happiness |
| mollycoddle | pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively |
| ebullient | showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling |
| benefactor | gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose |
| blurt | utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement |
| vigilante | one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers |
| parasite | animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside |
| effectuate | effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation |
| retain | keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor); N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor |
| forsake | desert; abandon; renounce |
