GRE Word List
TRANSCENDENT
exceeding usual limits : surpassing
The meaning of the word transcendent is exceeding usual limits : surpassing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| prong | fork |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |