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
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
chasethe hunting of wild animals
giddydizzy
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as