GRE Word List
FLOURISH
to grow luxuriantly : thrive
The meaning of the word flourish is to grow luxuriantly : thrive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |