GRE Word List
THRIVE
to grow vigorously : flourish
The meaning of the word thrive is to grow vigorously : flourish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| frail | easily led into evil |