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 |
|---|---|
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |