GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |