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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WordMeaning
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wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
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anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order