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
fiascoa complete failure
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
disheartento cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
arcadea long arched building or gallery
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
embossto raise the surface of into bosses