GRE Word List
PRODIGIOUS
causing amazement or wonder
The meaning of the word prodigious is causing amazement or wonder.
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|---|---|
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
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| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
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