GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| demure | reserved |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |