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
skimpskimpy
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics