GRE Word List

BURGEON

to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout

The meaning of the word burgeon is to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout.

Random words

WordMeaning
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
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construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
calumnya misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as