GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| lode | waterway |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |