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 |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| guileless | innocent |