GRE Word List

PROVISIONAL

serving for the time being : temporary

The meaning of the word provisional is serving for the time being : temporary.

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WordMeaning
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
adjurationa solemn oath
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
efficacythe power to produce an effect
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
rusea wily subterfuge