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 |
|---|---|
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
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| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |