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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vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
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placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
comestibleedible
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
retributionrecompense