GRE Word List
INCEPTION
an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
The meaning of the word inception is an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
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| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| overweening | arrogant |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |