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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |