GRE Word List
TRANSIENT
staying for a short time; momentary; temporary; N: one that is transient
The meaning of the word transient is staying for a short time; momentary; temporary; N: one that is transient.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manifesto | public declaration of principles; statement of policy |
| polar | of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites |
| abate | subside or moderate |
| provincial | pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated |
| disband | dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded. |
| anthropoid | manlike; resembling a human being; N. |
| wage | begin and continue (a war) |
| penetrate | enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand |
| straggle | stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch |
| weather | pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces |
