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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| hurl | rush |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |