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 |
|---|---|
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
