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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |