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 |
|---|---|
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| viand | an item of food |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| courier | messenger |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |