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 |
|---|---|
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |