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.

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serebeing dried and withered
sobernot intoxicated
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
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vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
piscatorialpiscatory
uprightperpendicular
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding