GRE Word List
PROSPEROUS
auspicious
The meaning of the word prosperous is auspicious.
Random words
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emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
coalesce | to grow together |
breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
homily | a usually short sermon |