Profuse

medium

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adjective

Definition

Produced or given in large amounts; plentiful

Examples

She offered profuse apologies for her mistake.
The garden had profuse blooms throughout spring.

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GRE Tip

Profuse is a medium-difficulty GRE word. On the GRE, you might see it paired with synonyms like "abundant" or "copious" in Sentence Equivalence questions. Look for contrast clues (however, despite, although) that signal the opposite meaning. Words like "scarce".

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