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 |
|---|---|
| farce | stuff |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| docile | easily taught |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |