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 |
|---|---|
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |