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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WordMeaning
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
hoarygray or white with or as if with age