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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| overwhelm | upset |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| fluke | flatfish |
| finished | entirely done |
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| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| stilted | pompous |