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
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
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discomposeto destroy the composure of
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
imminentready to take place : happening soon
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
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