GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |