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 |
|---|---|
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |