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.

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WordMeaning
besiegeto surround with armed forces
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
dementedmad
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
blaseapathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification