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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arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent