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 |
|---|---|
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| debut | a first appearance |