GRE Word List

PROFUSION

lavish expenditure : extravagance

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

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WordMeaning
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
outmodednot being in style
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
vertexthe top of the head
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action