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 |
|---|---|
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |