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 |
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| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |