GRE Word List
TEMPORIZE
gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself
The meaning of the word temporize is gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| angular | sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| pastoral | rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor |
| catapult | slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| unprepossessing | unattractive |
| impassioned | (of speech) filled with passion; fervent |
| niggardly | meanly stingy; parsimonious; N. niggard: stingy person |
| plait | braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; Ex. plaited hair; N: braided length as of hair o fabric; CF. pigtail, ponytail |
| disjointed | disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin |
