GRE Word List
INCUBATE
to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
The meaning of the word incubate is to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |