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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munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
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dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
combustiblecapable of combustion
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anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
docileeasily taught
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ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay