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 |
|---|---|
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |