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 |
|---|---|
| dissension | disagreement |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| commune | talk over |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |