GRE Word List
PROVISO
an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
The meaning of the word proviso is an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| lampoon | satire |