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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |