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 |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| minuscule | very small |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |