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 |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |