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 |
|---|---|
| occident | west |
| sheer | unqualified |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| calculated | apt |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| oligarchy | government by the few |