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
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
foppishfoolish
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium