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 |
|---|---|
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| spare | not being used |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |