GRE Word List
PRODIGY
a highly talented child or youth
The meaning of the word prodigy is a highly talented child or youth.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| evenhanded | fair |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| diadem | crown |