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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WordMeaning
minusculevery small
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
magnitudegreat size or extent
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
stem_fromarise from; originate from