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 |
|---|---|
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| antecedents | a 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") |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| foppish | foolish |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |