GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |