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

WordMeaning
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
rubrican authoritative rule
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
dawdleto spend time idly
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
compartmenta separate division or section
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree