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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| frigid | intensely cold |