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 |
|---|---|
| historic | historical |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| concordat | compact |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |