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 |
|---|---|
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
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| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |