GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
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|---|---|
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
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| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |