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 |
|---|---|
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |