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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|---|---|
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| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |