What is the difference between luxuriant and luxurious?

Luxuriant means lush/abundant (growth), while luxurious means opulent/comfortable. They look similar but are not interchangeable on the GRE.

Luxuriant vs Luxurious

lush/abundant (growth)

opulent/comfortable

luxuriANT = lush plANTs, abundant growth. luxuriOUS = a fabulOUS, opulent lifestyle. -ant grows; -ous pampers.

Fill in the blank: “Only one of these words means lush/abundant (growth). That word is ______.”

Choose: luxuriant or luxurious

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Answer: luxuriant

Luxuriant means lush/abundant (growth), which matches lush/abundant (growth). Luxurious means opulent/comfortable, so it is the wrong choice here.

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