GRE Word List
THRIVE
to grow vigorously : flourish
The meaning of the word thrive is to grow vigorously : flourish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| 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 |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |