GRE Word List
INCIPIENT
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
The meaning of the word incipient is beginning to come into being or to become apparent.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |