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.

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tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
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marto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
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