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 |
|---|---|
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |