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
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
drabslattern
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat