GRE Word List

PROFLIGATE

wildly extravagant

The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.

Random words

WordMeaning
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
misadventuremisfortune
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
bestialof or relating to beasts
sublimatesublime
puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated