GRE Word List
EPHEMERAL
lasting a very short time
The meaning of the word ephemeral is lasting a very short time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| braid | to make from braids |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| leave-taking | departure |