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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| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
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| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
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| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
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| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |