GRE Word List

EPHEMERAL

lasting a very short time

The meaning of the word ephemeral is lasting a very short time.

Random words

WordMeaning
adroithaving or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
mausoleuma large tomb
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
compulsivehaving power to compel
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
markedhaving an identifying mark
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees