incipient

Definition of incipient

Adjectives

only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
"incipient civil disorder"
"an incipient tumor"
Synonyms:
inchoate
early
being or occurring at an early stage of development

Vocabulary Lists for incipient

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
  • abase
  • abash
  • abate
  • abbreviate
  • abdicate

Death of a Salesman »(39 words)
Potential vocabulary words from the play DEATH OF A...
  • angular
  • fragile
  • bedstead
  • dimly
  • exhaustion

GRE remedial list large »(500 words)
  • abnegation
  • abrogate
  • abscission
  • abscond
  • abstemious

Johna's Word List »(362 words)
Words I enjoy or look up on this site; words that can...
  • abdicate
  • abrogate
  • accede
  • accentuate
  • accoutrement

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman »(52 words)
  • befuddle
  • remiss
  • obstreperous
  • captivate
  • mercurial

A Rebel Life of Molly Ivins »(157 words)
Biography by Bill Minutaglio and W. Michael Smith
  • palliative
  • perfunctory
  • seditious
  • ilk
  • bloviate

Inside "The God of Small Things" I »(74 words)
A hauntingly beautiful novel that has invented its own...
  • gorge
  • bluebottle
  • vacuously
  • sullen
  • sloth

GRE words »(500 words)
  • accrue
  • adamant
  • admonitory
  • perspicacious
  • sapient

The Book of Air and Shadows »(199 words)
A selection of words I encountered while reading...
  • abash
  • abscond
  • acedia
  • acerbity
  • acme

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