GRE Word List

PROFLIGATE

wildly extravagant

The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.

Random words

WordMeaning
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism