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 |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| sentinel | sentry |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |