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

WordMeaning
impedimentsomething that impedes
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
facultyability
lustusually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality