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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| fiend | devil |
| fete | festival |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| overweening | arrogant |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |