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 |
|---|---|
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| ignite | to set afire |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |