GRE Word List
THRIVE
to grow vigorously : flourish
The meaning of the word thrive is to grow vigorously : flourish.
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|---|---|
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |