GRE Word List
PROLIFERATE
to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
The meaning of the word proliferate is to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |