GRE Word List

TENTATIVE

not fully worked out or developed

The meaning of the word tentative is not fully worked out or developed.

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WordMeaning
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
refraincurb
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
queruloushabitually complaining
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania