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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Word | Meaning |
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suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
superannuated | outmoded |
wag | to be in motion : stir |
apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
waif | a stray person or animal |
advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
sublimate | sublime |
lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |