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 |
|---|---|
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |