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 |
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| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |