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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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| aptitude | inclination |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |