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 |
|---|---|
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| recast | to cast again |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |