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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| cue | the letter q |
| diadem | crown |
| mendicant | beggar |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |