The community garden flourished under the care of its volunteers. What had been a cracked lot of dry earth was now a green crowd of tomatoes, peppers, and sunflowers leaning toward the afternoon light.
As used in the text, what does the word "flourished" most nearly mean?
- A
performed
- B
decorated
- Ccheck_circle
thrived
- D
waved dramatically
Explanation
The garden grows from cracked earth into a thriving plot, so "flourished" means thrived, not the gestural sense ("flourished a sword") or "decorated."