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 |
|---|---|
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| schism | division |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |