GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |