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 |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |