GRE Word List
TENTATIVE
not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply
The meaning of the word tentative is not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperative | absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done |
| bilious | suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated |
| battalion | army unit made up of four or more companies |
| dishearten | discourage |
| yeoman | man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer |
| assay | analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore) |
| centigrade | denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius) |
| aegis | shield; protection; defense |
| outcast | one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ. |
| subsistence | existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level) |
