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 |
|---|---|
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| stringent | tight |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |