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
pranktrick
banteringto speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
hurlrush
pedagogueteacher
snivelto run at the nose
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted