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 |
|---|---|
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
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| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| appease | pacify |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |