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.

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WordMeaning
purportedreputed
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep