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
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
conflagrationfire
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
buoyanthaving buoyancy