GRE Word List
SUMPTUOUS
extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
The meaning of the word sumptuous is extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent.
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| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
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| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
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| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |