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 |
|---|---|
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| farce | stuff |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| portly | dignified |