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 |
|---|---|
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |