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 |
|---|---|
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |