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

WordMeaning
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
aloftat or to a great height
loftan upper room or floor : attic
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
dieto pass from physical life : expire
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
mischancebad luck
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles