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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |