GRE Word List
PROVINCIAL
pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated
The meaning of the word provincial is pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ramshackle | (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart |
| prance | move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently) |
| accede | agree |
| veer | change in direction; swerve |
| approbation | approval |
| dumbfound | astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck |
| wry | (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure) |
| ragamuffin | dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes |
| irretrievable | impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve |
| sustenance | sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food |
