Which term means just starting?

• A. Incline
• B. Incipient
• C. Incentive
• D. Implicate

Answer: (B)

This question asks you to identify a word that describes something in its earliest stage or just beginning to develop. Incipient fits because it literally means beginning to exist or appear; in the initial phase of development. You can use it for signs, movements, or ideas that are only starting to emerge, like incipient signs of trouble or an incipient idea.

The other terms don’t convey the sense of starting from the very beginning. Incline refers to a slope or a tendency toward something; incentive means something that motivates action; implicate means to show someone’s involvement in a matter.