GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
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|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
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| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| vertex | the top of the head |
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| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
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