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 |
|---|---|
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |