Vocabulary Word Meanings: From Pretentious, Prodigal to Puerile
Get top class preparation for competitive exams right from your home: get questions, notes, tests, video lectures and more- for all subjects of your exam.
Pretentious
adj- showy; making ridiculous claims; excessively ambitious
Also used as: Pretension- nouns; pretentiously- adv
The house was pretentious clearly designed and decorated to make visitors feel inferior.
Prodigal
adj- wasteful, especially of money; extravagant
Note: donีt confuse with prodigy a highly talented child.
Sal earned enough but his prodigal nature caused him to live beyond his means.
Prodigious
adj- very large
Also used as: Prodigiousness- noun; prodigiously- adv
After a twenty year career her accomplishments were prodigious.
Profound
adj- penetrating beyond the superficial; filled with wisdom and insight; deep
Also used as: Profundity- noun; profoundly- adv
Tina came through the ordeal with a new and profound understanding of life.
Prudent
adj- wise; shrewd; cautious
Also used as: Prudently- adv; prudence- noun; prudential- adj.
Sometimes the most prudent thing to say is nothing at all.
Puerile
adj- childish
Also used as: Puerility- noun
If you want to see puerile behavior, go to a little league game and watch the parents.