GRE Word List

PROFUSION

lavish expenditure : extravagance

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

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WordMeaning
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
amityfriendship
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water