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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audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
perforateto make a hole through
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
stringenttight
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation