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 |
|---|---|
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
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| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |