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 |
|---|---|
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| mischance | bad luck |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |