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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
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| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
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| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| sanction | a formal decree |
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| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |