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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| retribution | recompense |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |