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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furrowa trench in the earth made by a plow
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funerealof or relating to a funeral
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boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
concordatcompact
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original