GRE Word List
FLORESCENCE
a state or period of flourishing
The meaning of the word florescence is a state or period of flourishing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |