GRE Word List
PROFLIGATE
wildly extravagant
The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |