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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digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
tatterto make ragged
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand