GRE Word List
FLOURISH
grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)
The meaning of the word flourish is grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| wrench | twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands. |
| stock | standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common; Ex. stock sizes of paper; Ex. stock excuse/character; N: goods for sale in a shop; OP. unique |
| anomalous | abnormal; irregular |
| gloat | express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels. |
| scanty | meager; insufficient |
| refute | disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation |
| indict | charge; N. indictment |
| microcosm | small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society |
