Well I have decided to learn a word or something new to boost my vocabulary per week..will post what i learnt whenever i can over here. Here is the word for this week: (all the stuff is posted from the database of The Hindu)
How is the word ‘burgeon’ pronounced?
The ‘ur’ sounds like the ‘ur’ in ‘fur’, ‘purr’, and ‘curd’. The ‘g’ is like the ‘j’ in ‘jam’, ‘juice’, and ‘jump’, and the final ‘eo’ is like the ‘a’ in ‘china’. The word is pronounced ‘BER-jen’ with the stress on the first syllable. When ‘burgeon’ is used in relation to plants, it means ‘to put out leaves; sprout’. In everyday context, the word can be used to mean ‘to grow or flourish’.
After winning the first set, the champion’s confidence began to burgeon.
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