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 |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |