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 |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| osseous | bony |