GRE Word List

PROFLIGATE

wildly extravagant

The meaning of the word profligate is wildly extravagant.

Random words

WordMeaning
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
ferventvery hot : glowing
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands