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 |
|---|---|
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| haggard | not tamed |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |