GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |