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 |
|---|---|
| mulct | fine |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| dilute | attenuate |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| combustible | capable of combustion |