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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equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
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takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
crass | gross |
chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |