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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |