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 |
|---|---|
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |