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 |
|---|---|
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |