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 |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| categorical | absolute |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| clime | climate |