GRE Word List
EPHEMERAL
lasting a very short time
The meaning of the word ephemeral is lasting a very short time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |