GRE Word List
SQUANDER
waste; spend foolishly
The meaning of the word squander is waste; spend foolishly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inconsequential | insignificant; unimportant |
| tout | promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise |
| bigot | one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics) |
| carrion | rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture |
| nourish | provide with food necessary for life and growth |
| monetary | pertaining to money |
| unfledged | immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling |
| shove | push forward; push roughly; Ex. pushing and shoving to get on the bus; N. |
| flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
| perpetuate | make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity |
