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| Explanation of provisional (adjective) temporary; for the time being; contingent; interim Sample of provisional You should apply for a provisional license for the categories of vehicles you want to drive (if you have not already passed a driving test for these categories).
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| Explanation of judicious (adjective) wise; prudent; sensible; discreet Sample of judicious Because the elder was judicious, the tough decisions were left to him. Putting money away for a rainy day is a judicious decision.
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| Explanation of apathetic (adjective) indifferent; lethargic Sample of apathetic An individual who is passive, utterly apathetic and withdrawn from community life is no true citizen. Aids is now on the downward trajectory of fashionable worries, barely able to keep its head above the surface of apathetic extinction.
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| Explanation of fatuous (adjective) lacking in seriousness; vain and silly; stupid; foolish; inane Sample of fatuous The fatuous prank was meant to add comedy to the situation. His fatuous personality demands that he stop in front of every mirror.
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| Explanation of masquerade (verb) to assume a deceptive appearance or character; to impersonate Sample of masquerade Those who specialize in treating food intolerance regard hyperventilation as a somewhat less common problem, but one which can masquerade as food sensitivity.
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| Explanation of sacrosanct (adjective) very holy; inviolable Sample of sacrosanct When the Republican leader in the Senate, Mr Robert Dole, suggested that 5% be taken from the five top recipients, he killed two birds with one shock-horror proposal: he sent a signal to the Israeli government, and he queried the sacrosanct nature of the earmarked programs.
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| Explanation of disparate (adjective) unequal; different; unlike; contrasting Sample of disparate They came from disparate backgrounds, one a real estate magnate, the other a custodian. The disparate numbers of players made the game a sure blowout.
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| Explanation of ascetic (adjective) rigorously abstinent; severe; self-denying; celibate Sample of ascetic The nuns lead an ascetic life devoted to the Lord.
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| Explanation of rudimentary (adjective) immature; not fully developed; fundamental Sample of rudimentary Readers with even rudimentary medical knowledge will be aware that swollen joints, clenching hands and itching or scaling skin are among the baleful symptoms of advanced psoriatic arthropophy. The study tentatively identifies a number of factors which distinguished between teams in social work activities and in rudimentary measures of client outcome.
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| Explanation of extraneous (adjective) irrelevant; not related; not essential Sample of extraneous During the long, boring lecture, most people agreed that much of the information was extraneous.
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