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.
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desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
verge | brink |
tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
grudging | unwilling |
pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |