GRE Word List

PROFLIGATE

wildly extravagant

The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.

Random words

WordMeaning
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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anodyneserving to alleviate pain
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
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confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
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