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 |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| plait | pleat |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |