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

WordMeaning
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
encircleto form a circle around : surround
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
cerebrationto use the mind : think
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group