GRE Word List
FLOURISH
to grow luxuriantly : thrive
The meaning of the word flourish is to grow luxuriantly : thrive.
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|---|---|
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| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
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| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| flounder | flatfish |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |