GRE Word List
PROSPERITY
the condition of being successful or thriving
The meaning of the word prosperity is the condition of being successful or thriving.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| license | permission to act |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| 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 |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |