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 |
|---|---|
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| tome | book |