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 |
|---|---|
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |