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 |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| categorical | absolute |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |