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
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
castigationto subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose