The reintroduction of native plants led to a flourishing ecosystem, attracting diverse bird species back to the wetland.
重新引入本地植物使生态系统繁荣发展，吸引了多种鸟类回到湿地。
Which choice best defines “flourishing”?
D — Growing or developing in a healthy or vigorous way. “flourishing” means growing or developing in a healthy or vigorous way.
Which word means “growing or developing in a healthy or vigorous way”?
A — flourishing. “flourishing” means growing or developing in a healthy or vigorous way.
flourishing — growing or developing in a healthy or vigorous way. In Chinese: 繁荣的.
flourishing is pronounced /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/.
The reintroduction of native plants led to a flourishing ecosystem, attracting diverse bird species back to the wetland. (重新引入本地植物使生态系统繁荣发展，吸引了多种鸟类回到湿地。)
thriving, prosperous, booming — all close in meaning to flourishing (growing or developing in a healthy or vigorous way).
declining, struggling — each the opposite of flourishing (growing or developing in a healthy or vigorous way).
Yes. flourishing is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.