GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| mulct | fine |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| farce | stuff |