The committee issued a provisional agreement, pending further review of the archaeological findings before making a lasting decision.
委员会发布了一项临时协议，有待进一步审查考古发现后再做出最终决定。
Which choice best defines “provisional”?
B — Temporary; for the time being.. “provisional” means Temporary; for the time being..
Which word means “Temporary; for the time being.”?
D — provisional. “provisional” means Temporary; for the time being..
provisional — Temporary; for the time being.. In Chinese: 临时的；暂定的.
provisional is pronounced //prəˈvɪʒənl//.
The committee issued a provisional agreement, pending further review of the archaeological findings before making a lasting decision. (委员会发布了一项临时协议，有待进一步审查考古发现后再做出最终决定。)
temporary, interim, conditional — all close in meaning to provisional (Temporary; for the time being.).
permanent, final — each the opposite of provisional (Temporary; for the time being.).
Yes. provisional is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
provision(供应/规定) → 暂行的。