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 |
|---|---|
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |