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 |
|---|---|
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| obscure | dark |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |