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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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 |