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 |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| retrench | cut down |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |