GRE Word List

SPENDTHRIFT

a person who spends improvidently or wastefully

The meaning of the word spendthrift is a person who spends improvidently or wastefully.

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exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
averto declare positively
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
martialof, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
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ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
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