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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |