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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beelinea straight direct course
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ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
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