Coral reefs thrive in warm, clear waters where sunlight penetrates to nourish the symbiotic algae within their tissues.
珊瑚礁在温暖、清澈的水域中繁茂生长，那里的阳光能穿透水面，滋养其组织内的共生藻类。
Beavers are considered a keystone species because their dam-building activity creates wetland habitats that support a wide range of other plants, fish, birds, and amphibians that would not otherwise thrive in the area.
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Which choice best defines “thrive”?
C — Flourish; prosper; succeed. “thrive” means flourish; prosper; succeed.
Which word means “flourish; prosper; succeed”?
C — thrive. “thrive” means flourish; prosper; succeed.
thrive — flourish; prosper; succeed. In Chinese: 繁荣，兴旺.
thrive is pronounced /θraɪv/.
Coral reefs thrive in warm, clear waters where sunlight penetrates to nourish the symbiotic algae within their tissues. (珊瑚礁在温暖、清澈的水域中繁茂生长，那里的阳光能穿透水面，滋养其组织内的共生藻类。)
flourish, prosper, succeed — all close in meaning to thrive (flourish; prosper; succeed).
wither, decline — each the opposite of thrive (flourish; prosper; succeed).
Yes. thrive is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
thrive (prosper, from Old Norse thrifask) → flourish, grow vigorously