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 |
|---|---|
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| fiasco | a complete failure |