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 |
|---|---|
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| verdant | green in tint or color |