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 |
|---|---|
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |