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 |
|---|---|
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |