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 |
|---|---|
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| flounder | flatfish |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| calorific | caloric |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| babble | to talk enthusiastically or excessively |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |