GRE Word List
PIECEMEAL
one piece at a time : gradually
The meaning of the word piecemeal is one piece at a time : gradually.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |