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
whimsywhim
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area
reciprocateto give and take mutually