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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |