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 |
|---|---|
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| primal | original |