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 |
|---|---|
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |