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 |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| thespian | actor |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |