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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |