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 |
|---|---|
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |