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
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
levityexcessive or unseemly frivolity
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
derogatoryexpressive of a low opinion : disparaging
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries