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 |
|---|---|
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
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| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |