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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indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
choice | the act of choosing : selection |
vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |