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 |
|---|---|
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| nomenclature | name |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |