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 |
|---|---|
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| comestible | edible |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |