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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| skimp | skimpy |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |