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Lesson of the day

What does this word mean?

Prodigal

Wait, before you rush off, no, and by that I mean absolutely no looking into the dictionary, no googling for it, and no Merriam Webster references.

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July 19th, 2004 - 01:19

Hold it.
I know what it means.
I read it for GRE.
I am pretty sure its somewhere on the back of my mind.
Back of my cerebrum that is.
Or is it in the cerebellem.
Nested deep within the convoluted folds of the grey matter in my brain, the nerve center of my body.

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Ravages
July 19th, 2004 - 01:21

So then, what do it mean?

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Krithika
July 19th, 2004 - 08:31

I believe it’s related to the word prodigy i.e. the adjective form of prodigy or something…

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Krithika
July 19th, 2004 - 08:35

Umm, no, as in prodigal son, it means reckless, I suppose…

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Ravages
July 20th, 2004 - 08:24

Krithika: Prodigal, in a way, means reckless. Means extravagant. Congrats. You
got it right.

But tell me, did you check out dictionaries or stuff?
If so, I would be forced to take back my congrats

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Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan is a copywriter, photographer and goofball from Chennai. He is also an archaeologist, historian and a city lover. He is currently a documentary film-maker and desk-monkey for a film production house.