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 |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| unkempt | not combed |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| douse | to plunge into water |