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 |
|---|---|
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |