GRE Word List
FLOURISH
to grow luxuriantly : thrive
The meaning of the word flourish is to grow luxuriantly : thrive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |