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
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
etymologythe 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
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
pilfersteal
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
respitea period of temporary delay