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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| maroon | a dark red |
| trenchant | keen |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |