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
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
humdrummonotonous
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea