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 |
|---|---|
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| fabricate | invent |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |