GRE Word List
THRIVE
to grow vigorously : flourish
The meaning of the word thrive is to grow vigorously : flourish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |