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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| quench | put out |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| provenance | origin |