GRE Word List

PROFLIGATE

wildly extravagant

The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.

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WordMeaning
anguishextreme pain, distress, or anxiety
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
clientelea body of clients
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
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executionerone who executes
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casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination