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 |
|---|---|
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |