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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |