GRE Word List
NASCENT
incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music
The meaning of the word nascent is incipient; coming into being or existence; Ex. nascent ability in music.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| improvident | thriftless; not providing for the future |
| tantamount | equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount |
| rampant | growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed |
| coax | persuade by flattery |
| spurn | reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help. |
| obtrude | push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive |
| scapegoat | someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat |
| impassioned | (of speech) filled with passion; fervent |
| grueling | exhausting; Ex. grueling marathon race |
| tender | offer formally; extend; Ex. tender one's resignation/the exact fare; N: formal offer; money; Ex. legal tender; ADJ: young and vulnerable; sensitive to the touch; sore; soft; delicate; Ex. child of tender years; Ex. tender wound |
