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 |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |