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.

Random words

WordMeaning
depleteto empty of a principal substance
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
posthumousborn after the death of the father
vixena female fox
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
limnto draw or paint on a surface
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious