GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fete | festival |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |