GRE Word List

PROFUSION

lavish expenditure : extravagance

The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.

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WordMeaning
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class