GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; N: profligate person; N. profligacy
The meaning of the word profligate is wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; N: profligate person; N. profligacy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slag | glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola |
| debonair | (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition |
| phenomena | observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person, thing, or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon; Ex. phenomenal strength |
| stock | standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| choice | delicate; of very fine quality |
| melee | fight |
| revile | attack with abusive language; vilify(slander) |
| frustrate | thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose |
