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 |
|---|---|
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| environ | encircle |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| opus | work |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |