GRE Word List
SUMPTUOUS
extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
The meaning of the word sumptuous is extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |