GRE Word List
EPHEMERAL
lasting a very short time
The meaning of the word ephemeral is lasting a very short time.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |