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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| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |