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
crescendoa gradual increase
corrugatedhaving corrugations
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
anachronisman error in chronology
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
fettera chain or shackle for the feet