GRE Word List

FLOURISH

to grow luxuriantly : thrive

The meaning of the word flourish is to grow luxuriantly : thrive.

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WordMeaning
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
irremediablenot remediable
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
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