GRE Word List
SPROUT
to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
The meaning of the word sprout is to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |