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 |
|---|---|
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |