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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WordMeaning
inveigleto win over by wiles : entice
ramificationbranch
gustthe sensation of taste
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
slapdashhaphazard
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent