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 |
|---|---|
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| slake | subside |