GRE Word List
TRANSIENT
passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
The meaning of the word transient is passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
hirsute | hairy |
brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |