GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |