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
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot