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 |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |