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

WordMeaning
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
direexciting horror
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
effeminatehaving feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner