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.

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WordMeaning
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
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guilelessinnocent
retortto pay or hurl back : return
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
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prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
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quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar