GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |