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.
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| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
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| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
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