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
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
fussyeasily upset : irritable
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
penetrateto pass into or through
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse