GRE Word List
PROSPER
to succeed in an enterprise or activity
The meaning of the word prosper is to succeed in an enterprise or activity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| stringent | tight |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |