GRE Word List
CONCEPTION
the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
The meaning of the word conception is the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gnarl | snarl |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |