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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WordMeaning
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
incensematerial used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
lucidsuffused with light : luminous