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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| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| executor | one who executes something |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |