GRE Word List
NASCENT
coming or having recently come into existence
The meaning of the word nascent is coming or having recently come into existence.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
transcribe | to make a written copy of |
malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |