GRE Word List

PROFUSION

lavish expenditure : extravagance

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

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WordMeaning
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
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miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
wastrelvagabond
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