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 |
|---|---|
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |