GRE Word List
PIECEMEAL
one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal
The meaning of the word piecemeal is one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frenzied | madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement |
| anguish | acute pain; extreme suffering |
| cull | pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N. |
| embroider | decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish |
| astute | wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage |
| therapeutic | curative; N. therapy |
| veer | change in direction; swerve |
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
| factious | inclined to form factions; causing dissension |
| woeful | sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions |