GRE Word List
TRANSITION
a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
The meaning of the word transition is a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impuissance | weakness |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |