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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| passe | past one's prime |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| emanate | to come out from a source |