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.

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WordMeaning
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
ogleto glance with amorous invitation or challenge
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
clamornoisy shouting