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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
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| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |