GRE Word List
EPHEMERAL
short-lived; fleeting
The meaning of the word ephemeral is short-lived; fleeting.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superficial | of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial; Ex. superficial analysis/knowledge |
| antipathy | aversion; dislike or opposition |
| indigenous | native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World |
| rave | overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic |
| cavalcade | procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry |
| generic | characteristic of an entire class or species; of a genus |
| infinitesimal | very small |
| collusion | conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude |
| pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
| doctrinaire | unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties |
