GRE Word List
LUSH
growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
The meaning of the word lush is growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| progeny | descendants |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |