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
insurmountableincapable of being surmounted : insuperable
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
retortto pay or hurl back : return
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
beguilehoodwink
retributionrecompense
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time