GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |