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 |
|---|---|
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
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| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
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| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| forte | one's strong point |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |