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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vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
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licensepermission to act
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
suspendto debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function
lumberto move ponderously
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
apprehendarrest
consanguineousof the same blood or origin