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 |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| noisome | noxious |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |