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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well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
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sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
succorrelief
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
paradigmexample
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
defileto make unclean or impure: such as