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 |
|---|---|
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| condign | deserved |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |