GRE Word List
PROFUSION
lavish expenditure : extravagance
The meaning of the word profusion is lavish expenditure : extravagance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
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| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| blackball | to vote against |
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| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| lout | to bow in respect |