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lavish

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore L words

extravagantly abundant, rich, or generous

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Lavish in a sentence

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The host laid out a lavish banquet whose dozens of dishes overflowed the long table.

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Lavish (adjective) means extravagantly abundant, rich, or generous
Here is lavish used in an example sentence: "The host laid out a lavish banquet whose dozens of dishes overflowed the long table."
Common synonyms for lavish include opulent, extravagant, profuse, sumptuous.
Antonyms of lavish include frugal, meager, spare.
Lavish is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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