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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |