GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |