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 |
|---|---|
| amend | to put right |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |