GRE Word List
THRIVE
to grow vigorously : flourish
The meaning of the word thrive is to grow vigorously : flourish.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |