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.

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WordMeaning
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
plaitpleat
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal