GRE Word List
EPHEMERAL
lasting a very short time
The meaning of the word ephemeral is lasting a very short time.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |