GRE Word List
TENTATIVE
not fully worked out or developed
The meaning of the word tentative is not fully worked out or developed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |