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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WordMeaning
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
posthumousborn after the death of the father