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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WordMeaning
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
mishapan unfortunate accident
scruplea unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
conjureto charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly
sybaritevoluptuary
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction