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 |
|---|---|
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| acetic | vinegary |