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
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
retaliateto return like for like
espousemarry
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
meniala person doing menial work
attestto affirm to be true or genuine
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
succorrelief