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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panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
remunerativeserving to remunerate
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age