GRE Word List
PROVISIONAL
serving for the time being : temporary
The meaning of the word provisional is serving for the time being : temporary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| colloquy | conversation |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| fleck | streak |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |