GRE Word List

PROFLIGATE

wildly extravagant

The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.

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WordMeaning
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
welterwrithe