GRE Word List
PIECEMEAL
one piece at a time : gradually
The meaning of the word piecemeal is one piece at a time : gradually.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |