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 |
|---|---|
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| mischance | bad luck |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |