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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |