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 |
|---|---|
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |