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 |
|---|---|
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| 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) |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |