GRE Word List
TRANSCENDENT
exceeding usual limits : surpassing
The meaning of the word transcendent is exceeding usual limits : surpassing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |