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 |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| retiring | reserved |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| license | permission to act |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |