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 |
|---|---|
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| intermediary | mediator |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |