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 |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |