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
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cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
equity | justice according to natural law or right |
standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
omnipotent | almighty |
revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |