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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |