GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| schism | division |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| precipitous | precipitate |