GRE Word List

PROFUSION

lavish expenditure : extravagance

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

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WordMeaning
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
bumpa relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as
grillto broil on a grill
tillerone that tills : cultivator
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead