GRE Word List
SPENDTHRIFT
someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth
The meaning of the word spendthrift is someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incursion | temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey |
| shove | push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N. |
| motto | brief statement used to express a principle |
| billowing | swelling out in waves; surging |
| zany | comic; crazy; N: clown; comical person (given to outlandish behavior) |
| crone | hag; ugly old woman |
| pique | irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; Ex. pique her curiosity |
| mnemonic | pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid |
| backslide | revert (to bad habits); N. reverter |
| allay | calm; pacify |