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 |
|---|---|
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |