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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entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |