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 |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| progeny | descendants |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |