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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| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |