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 |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| retribution | recompense |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |