GRE Word List

FLORESCENCE

a state or period of flourishing

The meaning of the word florescence is a state or period of flourishing.

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vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
vertexthe top of the head
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
impedimentsomething that impedes
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
opuswork