GRE Word List

PROFUSION

lavish expenditure : extravagance

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

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WordMeaning
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder