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 |
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| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |