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 |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| natal | native |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |