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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incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
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tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
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maroona dark red
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
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