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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WordMeaning
unassumingnot assuming : modest
exploitdeed
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
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foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat