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 |
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choice | the act of choosing : selection |
intermediary | mediator |
circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
rally | to muster for a common purpose |
flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
piquant | engagingly provocative |