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 |
|---|---|
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |