GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |