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 |
|---|---|
| politic | political |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| garnish | decorate |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |