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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
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| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| quisling | traitor |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |