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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WordMeaning
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
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amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
conveneto come together in a body
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contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority