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 |
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| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |