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 |
|---|---|
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| natal | native |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| chafe | irritate |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |