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 |
|---|---|
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |