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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| contest | strive |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| modish | fashionable |