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 |
|---|---|
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| conflagration | fire |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |