GRE Word List

LAVISH

expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal

The meaning of the word lavish is expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal.

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WordMeaning
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
impedimentsomething that impedes
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis