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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WordMeaning
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
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chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
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inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
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transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid