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 |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| fabricate | invent |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| bulk | magnitude |