GRE Word List
PROLIFIC
producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer
The meaning of the word prolific is producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works; Ex. prolific writer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perigee | point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee |
| provocative | arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation |
| abject | (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply |
| tread | walk; trample; N: grooved face of a tire; horizontal part of a step |
| doff | take off; OP. don |
| intellect | higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability |
| miscreant | wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe |
| emend | correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement |
| gangrene | decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous |
