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
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
respitea period of temporary delay
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
brinkedge
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
ravenousrapacious