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 |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
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