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 |
|---|---|
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| feint | something feigned |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |