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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| retiring | reserved |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |