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 |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| raspy | harsh |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |