GRE vocabulary
prodigality
reckless or wasteful extravagance with money
In a sentence
Prodigality in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing prodigality in a sentence.
The court's prodigality drained the treasury within a single reign.
Synonyms
extravaganceprofligacywastefulness
Antonyms
frugalitythrift
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Common questions
Questions about “prodigality”
Prodigality (noun) means reckless or wasteful extravagance with money
Here is prodigality used in an example sentence: "The court's prodigality drained the treasury within a single reign."
Common synonyms for prodigality include extravagance, profligacy, wastefulness.
Antonyms of prodigality include frugality, thrift.
Prodigality is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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