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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| natal | native |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |