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

WordMeaning
devoteean ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
bestowto put to use : apply
tricksterone who tricks: such as
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone