GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
Random words
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frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
combustible | capable of combustion |
dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
valid | having legal efficacy or force |
stem_from | arise from; originate from |
censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |