GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| overweening | arrogant |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |