GRE Word List
TEMPORIZE
to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
The meaning of the word temporize is to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| ensconce | shelter |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |