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 |
|---|---|
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |