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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indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
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snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
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vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
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pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light