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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| pilfer | steal |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |