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 |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| cataclysm | flood |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |