GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |