GRE Word List

PROFUSION

lavish expenditure : extravagance

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

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balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
compressto press or squeeze together
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
flightyswift
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
histrionicdeliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
commemorativeintended as a commemoration