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 |
|---|---|
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |