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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WordMeaning
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
spoofdeceive
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
cavalcadea procession (see procession
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
fraileasily led into evil