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 |
|---|---|
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| scourge | whip |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |