GRE Word List
INCHOATE
being only partly in existence or operation : incipient
The meaning of the word inchoate is being only partly in existence or operation : incipient.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
