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
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
surmountto prevail over : overcome
charany of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
briman upper or outer margin : verge
pummelpound
cessiona yielding to another : concession
deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way