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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WordMeaning
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
retortto pay or hurl back : return
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity