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 |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| drab | slattern |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| retrench | cut down |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| fleck | streak |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |