GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |