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 |
|---|---|
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| unfrock | defrock |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| farce | stuff |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
