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 |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |