GRE Word List
LUXURIATE
to grow profusely : thrive
The meaning of the word luxuriate is to grow profusely : thrive.
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| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
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| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| deify | to make a god of |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |