The design is prodigal with materials, using three times the steel that a comparable span would require.
该设计在用材上极为浪费，钢材用量是同类跨度桥梁的三倍。
Which choice best defines “prodigal”?
C — Recklessly wasteful; lavish.. “prodigal” means Recklessly wasteful; lavish..
Which word means “Recklessly wasteful; lavish.”?
C — prodigal. “prodigal” means Recklessly wasteful; lavish..
prodigal — Recklessly wasteful; lavish.. In Chinese: 挥霍的；浪费的.
prodigal is pronounced //ˈprɒdɪɡl//.
The design is prodigal with materials, using three times the steel that a comparable span would require. (该设计在用材上极为浪费，钢材用量是同类跨度桥梁的三倍。)
wasteful, extravagant, profligate — all close in meaning to prodigal (Recklessly wasteful; lavish.).
thrifty, frugal — each the opposite of prodigal (Recklessly wasteful; lavish.).
Yes. prodigal is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
prod(向前) + ig(驱) → 把钱赶出去 → 挥霍。