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 |
|---|---|
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| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
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| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
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| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |