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 |
|---|---|
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| clamor | noisy shouting |