GRE Word List
BURGEON
grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon
The meaning of the word burgeon is grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds; Ex. burgeoning computer industry; CF. bludgeon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deft | neat; skillful |
| inured | accustomed; hardened; Ex. inured to the Alaskan cold; V. inure: make used to something undesirable; harden; CF. unfeeling |
| impale | pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear |
| automaton | mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself |
| slovenly | untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless |
| sophistry | seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism |
| incur | bring upon oneself |
| reserve | self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative |
| reprieve | postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of |
| respiration | breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory |
