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 |
|---|---|
| demerit | offense |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |