GRE Word List

DABBLE

to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest

The meaning of the word dabble is to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest.

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pendingduring
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
provenanceorigin
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
hovelan open shed or shelter
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby