GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
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|---|---|
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
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| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |