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 |
|---|---|
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| scintilla | spark |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |