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 |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
